overstock
/ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/verb
उच्चारण ओवस्टॉक
ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा माल भर लेना या ख़रीद लेना
Core word
verb
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[T, I] ~ (sth) (with sth)
to buy or keep more of something than you need or can sell
ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा माल भर लेना या ख़रीद लेना
- The shop overstocked winter coats and had to sell them cheaply.
- Retailers had overstocked before the festival season.
- Shopkeepers often overstock sweets before Diwali.
+ 2 more examples
- The bookshop overstocked on guidebooks and could not sell them all.
- If you overstock fresh vegetables, they will rot before you can sell them.
Opposite understock
- 2
[T] ~ sth (with sth)
to put too many animals in an area of land or too many fish in a lake or pond
(ज़मीन या तालाब में) ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा पशु या मछलियाँ रखना
- The pond was overstocked with fish.
- Farmers were told not to overstock their ponds with fish.
- It is harmful to overstock a pond, because the fish run out of oxygen.
+ 2 more examples
- The lake had been overstocked, and many fish died in summer.
- Officials fined the farmer for overstocking the field with cattle.
noun/ˈəʊvəstɒk/
- 1
[U, C]
goods that a shop or company has more of than it needs or can sell
ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा माल, अतिरिक्त स्टॉक
- The company sold its overstock at half price.
- The shop held a sale to get rid of its overstock before Diwali.
- The shop moved its overstock to a cheaper outlet.
+ 2 more examples
- A lot of overstock was left in the warehouse after the monsoon sale.
- They sell their overstock online at a large discount.