Understock
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
Verb
- 1 To stock with an insufficient amount. transitive
"If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them."
- 2 stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity wordnet
Example
More examples"If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them."
Etymology
From under- + stock.