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restock

 
 
/ˌriːˈstɒk/ verb [I or T]

Definition

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. restock supplies The supermarket monitors what it sells prior to Christmas to restock shelves immediately afterward.
restocking noun [U] The restocking of inventories pushed up the value of imported goods to near record levels as the American economy picked up.
(Definition of restock verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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