understock
understock · understocks · understocked · understocking
To stock with an insufficient amountTo stock with an insufficient amount.
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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.
More definitions
- stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity
Origin
From under- + stock.From under- + stock.
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Forms
understocks, understocking, understocked, understocked| Base form | understock · to understock |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | understocks |
| Present participle | understocking |
| Past simple | understocked |
| Past participle | understocked |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle