destock
verb /ˌdiːˈstɒk/
/ˌdiːˈstɑːk/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English, business)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they destock | /ˌdiːˈstɒk/ /ˌdiːˈstɑːk/ |
| he / she / it destocks | /ˌdiːˈstɒks/ /ˌdiːˈstɑːks/ |
| past simple destocked | /ˌdiːˈstɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈstɑːkt/ |
| past participle destocked | /ˌdiːˈstɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈstɑːkt/ |
| -ing form destocking | /ˌdiːˈstɒkɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈstɑːkɪŋ/ |
- destock (something) to reduce the amount of goods in a shop, the amount of materials kept available for making something in a factory, etc.