Understock
[,ʌndә'stɒk]
Definition
(verb.) stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity.
Editor: Yvonne--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To supply insufficiently with stock.
Edited by Gillian
Definition
v.t. to supply with an insufficient amount of stock.
Checker: Olivier
Examples
- The market is understocked with commodities, not with labour, with work done, not with work to be done. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- New colonies, it has already been observed, are always understocked. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Moll