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understocked

understocked is the simple past and past participle of understock.

Meaning of understock

Verb

understock (third-person singular simple present understocks, present participle understocking, simple past and past participle understocked)

  1. (transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
    • If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them.
    Antonyms:
    overstock, stock up

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Adjective

understocked (comparative more understocked, superlative most understocked)

  1. Insufficiently stocked

Forms of understocked

comparativemore understocked
superlativemost understocked

Questions about understocked

What does understocked mean?
Understocked means insufficiently stocked.
What is understocked the simple past and past participle of?
Understocked is the simple past and past participle of understock.
What part of speech is understocked?
Understocked is an adjective.

Words near understocked in the dictionary

  1. understitch
  2. understitched
  3. understitches
  4. understitching
  5. understock
  6. understocked
  7. understocking
  8. understockings
  9. understocks
  10. understood
  11. understood the assignment

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