restock

verb

re·​stock (ˌ)rē-ˈstäk 

restocked; restocking

transitive verb

: to provide (something) with a stock or supply again

restocked the pantry/shelves

Texas Department of Fish and Wildlife says the reservoir will be restocked with fish as soon as the drought ends and water levels return to normal.

—John Sepulvado

: to provide, obtain, or keep a stock or supply of (something) again

restock inventory

restocking trout

The retailer is now restocking about half those items because customers missed them.

—Marina Strauss

Examples of restock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with tips on botting, House of Carts also provides intel to members through web scraping, which checks when retailers are preparing to restock. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025

One of Tarantino’s jobs as a teen was restocking a pornography-magazine vending machine. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025

And the Kings get to remain competitive while restocking their draft picks to bet against other teams between now and 2031. —Zach Harper, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025

After selling out, it was recently restocked in black. —Ashley Davis, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for restock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk