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understock

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From under- + stock.

verb understocks · understocking · understocked

  1. transitive To 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.

    Opposite: overstock, stock up

noun understocks

  1. The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.

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@misc{understock_2026,
  title = {understock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/understock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}