stock up

verb

stocked up; stocking up; stocks up

: to get a large quantity of something for later use

—often + on

We made sure to stock up on food before the storm hit.

Examples of stock up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meta shareholders absorbed the snub, and a $25 billion jury verdict in a case stemming from the 2010s Cambridge Analytica episode, by temporarily sending the stock up 2% in after-hours trading Wednesday. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

While Walmart's customers often shop for routine, everyday essentials, Sam's Club warehouses offer more opportunity to stock up on bulk purchases. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Some of those letters contained threats and traces of the powerful opioid fentanyl, leading some election offices to stock up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Some stores rushed to stock up on Rooney’s novels, but found distributors had already run out. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for stock up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup