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

Weiss restocked the program’s correspondent corps with one new full-timer — Ross Douthat, the longtime conservative opinion writer for the New York Times — and several new contributors, none of whom showed up in the premiere. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

This after a deadline needle thread that saw Kevin Gausman and Daulton Varsho dealt, a farm system restocked and an injection of long-term upside in José Soriano. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

After selling out the spring debut, Naturalizer has restocked its popular Zyra lace-up sporty pump and introduced her new sister, the Zeva. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Store managers are just beginning to restock shelves and prep for the rush to come. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 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