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

Currently, the trio is sold out, but it will be restocked at Kettl’s online storefront soon. —Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Today, many are reopening and restocking. —Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Jan. 2026

Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks. —Tom Huddleston Jr. mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026

Other stores may restock at night, overnight or early in the morning. —Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Jan. 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