overstock

Meanings

• noun

  A situation in which a business or store has more inventory or goods on hand than it can sell, typically resulting in excess storage costs.

  - "The company's overstock problem worsened during the holiday season."
  - "The warehouse was filled with overstock from the previous year."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with overstock
stock , lock , dock , clock

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Variants

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overstock , overstocks , overstocked , overstocking

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Etymology

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Over- (meaning 'more than') + stock (meaning 'inventory' or 'supply')

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Trivia

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1. The term 'overstock' first appeared in print in the early 1900s.

2. Overstock.com is a popular online retailer that sells overstock and closeout merchandise.

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Related Concepts

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1. Inventory management: The process of coordinating, ordering, storing, and selling inventory.

2. Supply chain: The network of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in producing and delivering a product or service from its original state to the customer.

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Culture

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Overstock is a common issue in businesses, particularly retailers, and can lead to increased storage costs and decreased cash flow. It can also result in lost revenue if the excess inventory becomes obsolete.

How to Memorize "overstock"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a warehouse filled with boxes and pallets of unsold inventory.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'overstock' with the idea of excess inventory.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'too much stock' to help memorize the definition.

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