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restock

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of stocking again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We will carry out a restock of the vending machine every Friday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stock-up

2

verb

Meaning 2

To stock again; to resupply with a stock of goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stock up

3

verb

Meaning 3

stock again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He restocked his land with pheasants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stock

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English restock From re- + stock.