restock

restock
restock re‧stock [ˌriːˈstɒk ǁ ˌriːˈstɑːk] verb [intransitive, transitive]
to replace supplies of something that has been used with new supplies:

• Wholesalers and retailers aren't restocking on the same scale as in previous years.

• The gift shop closes down several times a year to restock its inventory with new merchandise.

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restock UK US /ˌriːˈstɒk/ verb [I or T]
► COMMERCE to replace goods that have been sold or used with a new supply of them: »

As soon as a gap appears a stacker appears from the storeroom to restock.

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restock supplies

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The supermarket monitors what it sells prior to Christmas to restock shelves immediately afterward.

restocking noun [U]
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The restocking of inventories pushed up the value of imported goods to near record levels as the American economy picked up.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • restock — [[t]ri͟ːstɒ̱k[/t]] restocks, restocking, restocked 1) VERB If you restock something such as a shelf, fridge, or shop, you fill it with food or other goods to replace what you have used or sold. [V n] I have to restock the freezer... [V n with n]… …   English dictionary

  • restock — UK [ˌriːˈstɒk] / US [ˌrɪˈstɑk] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms restock : present tense I/you/we/they restock he/she/it restocks present participle restocking past tense restocked past participle restocked to provide a place or container …   English dictionary

  • restock — /ˌriˈstɒk/ (say .ree stok) verb (t) 1. to replenish: to restock the kitchen. –verb (i) 2. to stock again: after the fire we had to restock …  

  • restock — verb Restock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shelf, ↑supply …   Collocations dictionary

  • restock — re|stock [ ,ri stak ] verb intransitive or transitive to provide a place or container with a new supply of something: restock something with something: Our guests restocked the fridge with food for us when they left …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • restock — /ri: stɒk/ verb to order more stock ● to restock after the Christmas sales …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • restock — /ree stok /, v.t., v.i. to stock again; replenish. [1670 80; RE + STOCK] * * * …   Universalium

  • restock — verb To stock again; to resupply with stocks …   Wiktionary

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