overstockedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈstɒkt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈstɑkt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstock v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overstock v. + -ed suffix¹.

Stocked to an excessive extent; overfilled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > stocked or stored with > overstocked

overstocked1799

1799 Hull Advertiser 6 Oct. 3/1 The overstocked state of the markets.

1865 Sat. Rev. 5 Aug. 161/1 The treatment which fish bestow on each other in an overstocked pond.

1868 L. Agassiz Journey in Brazil 341 It seems a pity that some parts of the world should be so overstocked that there is not nourishment for all.

1930 Times 24 Mar. 20/1 It will be surprising if wheat is not, under some pretext, brought into our overstocked markets further to depress the prices.

1984 Business Week (Nexis) 10 Dec. 31 The slower pace of production has enabled businesses to pare quickly any overstocked inventories that might have grown during the summer.

2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 8 Sept. e1 A spacious house that resembles an overstocked art gallery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overstocked
释义	overstockedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstɒkt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstɑkt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstock v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overstock v. + -ed suffix¹. Stocked to an excessive extent; overfilled. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > stocked or stored with > overstocked overstocked1799 1799 Hull Advertiser 6 Oct. 3/1 The overstocked state of the markets. 1865 Sat. Rev. 5 Aug. 161/1 The treatment which fish bestow on each other in an overstocked pond. 1868 L. Agassiz Journey in Brazil 341 It seems a pity that some parts of the world should be so overstocked that there is not nourishment for all. 1930 Times 24 Mar. 20/1 It will be surprising if wheat is not, under some pretext, brought into our overstocked markets further to depress the prices. 1984 Business Week (Nexis) 10 Dec. 31 The slower pace of production has enabled businesses to pare quickly any overstocked inventories that might have grown during the summer. 2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 8 Sept. e1 A spacious house that resembles an overstocked art gallery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1799
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