- destock
- destock UK US /ˌdiːˈstɒk/ verb [I or T]► COMMERCE to reduce the amount of stock (= goods kept available to sell), or the amount of materials for making new products: »
Retailers will be destocking previous versions of the product in the months before the new version is launched.
destocking noun [U]► »Cosmetic companies are claiming that destocking by retailers is to blame for their poor financial results.
Financial and business terms. 2012.