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to restock

to restock

23 3.2
Put new goods on shelves after the old ones are used or sold
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈstɑːk/
translation icon : reponer
  • The store will restock the shelves with fresh produce tomorrow.
  • restock provisions

Looks like they restocked me on everything.

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Examples

  • Several days later, the Mallory pulled in at Plymouth, England, to repair the refrigerator, restock provisions, and add anti-mine degaussing equipment.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Already he has restocked and straightened the shelves, filled the cooler, mopped the floor, and cleaned.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hey, come over and help me restock this.

    Playback (2012)

  • Uh, I still gotta restock the bar.

    Funkytown (2011)

  • Hey, we got to restock the whiskey.

    Paradise City (2022)

  • At this rate, it's gonna take us 10 years to get the store restocked.

    Ruby in Paradise (1993)

  • "Simon," she said, flinging open cabinet doors, "I thought I told you to restock these shelves."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Elhadji sold everything, went back to Agadez to restock, and returned to Lagos.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Yeah, there's a box of deodorant under the counter that needs to be restocked.

    Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

  • Luckily for you, luckily for you guys, Robach just restocked their performance hoodies.

Synonyms

to replenish
vsto restock
43 4.3

Fill something again after it has been used up

is mainly used for stores or supplies refilled after items are sold
to stock up
vsto restock
39 2.9

Buy a large supply of something to use later

focuses on refilling a store or supply after sales rather than personal buying
to stock up on
vsto restock
27 2.5

Buy a large amount of something to use later

is about filling store or supply stock after items are sold rather than personal stores
to reprovision
vsto restock
7.4

Provide things needed again to a place or system

is about filling goods in stores rather than providing services or equipment

Antonyms

to empty
179 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

to deplete
13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

How Stocked

resupply
10 3.9
to replenish
43 4.3
to restock
23 3.2
to refill
63 1.3
to top up
3 3.2

Surface Forms

restock infinitive
restocked past
restocked past participle
restocking present participle
restocks third person singular

Morphology

restock = stock (transparent) = re + stock

The meaning is a straightforward application of re- to the verb 'stock', meaning to stock again.

Etymology

Restock is made of re- meaning 'again' and stock meaning 'supplies' or 'goods' kept in a shop. So, to restock is to fill the shelves or supplies again after they have been used or sold.