• Understock

    Origin

    - + stock

    Full definition of understock

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them.

    Noun

    understock

    (plural understocks)
    1. (horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.
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