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- verb Present participle of
understock .
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Examples
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He urges the policy of understocking, that is, less sheep per acre, indeed it should be less than one sheep for every acre of land.
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The retailer said it canceled an annual clearance sale because inadvertent understocking meant it doesn't "have much merchandise to clear."
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Offended collectors blame understocking, not overzealous shopping.
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The problem lies with the understocking of sizes normal women need and the commission system that keeps sales clerks out for a buck and not for good service.
New Study Shows Stores Discriminate Against Fat Women Shoppers 2005
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Given the understaffing and understocking of most retailers, the live experience frankly doesn't compare well.
Baptist Standard 2009
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"But although Apple has stated that they think that phones are price sensitive, they overestimated that price sensitivity by understocking the $200 iPhone, and overstocking the $100 model.
Infoworld News 2009
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"But although Apple has stated that they think that phones are price sensitive, they overestimated that price sensitivity by understocking the $200 iPhone, and overstocking the $100 model.
Infoworld News 2009
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"But although Apple has stated that they think that phones are price sensitive, they overestimated that price sensitivity by understocking the $200 iPhone, and overstocking the $100 model.
Infoworld News 2009
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