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

The releases buy time, but mean inventories are being consumed rather than rebuilt, making restocking a longer-term source of demand. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Humanoids could also perform routine tasks for the SCDF, including restocking medical supplies in ambulances. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

And, for context on the deal, Best Buy recently restocked the M4 version of the Mac Mini with the same amount of storage (albeit with a less performant processor with fewer cores) for $799. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Also, shipping charges are non-refundable, and a restocking fee of $10 will be deducted from the refund. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

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