Overstock

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.

    "Near-synonym: oversupply"

Verb
  1. 1
    To stock to an excessive degree. transitive
  2. 2
    stock excessively wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
balancebonusdelugedividendengulfexcess

Example

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"This overstock of beauty, for which there are so few bidders, calls for an immediate supply of lovers and husbands […]"

Etymology

From over- + stock.

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