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

Indiana did a remarkable job of restocking its roster by getting one of the nation’s top collections of transfer portal talent. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The Pentagon has requested $67 billion in funding for the war on an emergency basis to pay for troops and restocking of munitions. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 30 July 2026

LeBron James jersey for the 76ers this season may be in luck after apparel brand Fanatics seems to have restocked some styles. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 July 2026

OpenAI has no plans to restock the device, but Work Louder, company that manufactured the product in partnership with OpenAI, sells a version on its website that features the Codex integration (but which doesn’t bear the OpenAI branding). — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 27 July 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