understock

verb

Etymology

From under- + stock.

  1. inherited from *stukkaz
  2. inherited from *stokk
  3. inherited from stocc
  4. inherited from stok
  5. prefixed as understock — “under + stock

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA