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

The current enterprise value of MSG Sports is $11 billion and has soared, with the stock up 79% during the past year. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Since the release of Muse three weeks ago, investors have rallied around Meta, sending the stock up 29% in September, on pace for its best month since 2013. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Save as a collection on MyRecipes We’re all trying to make our grocery budgets stretch a little further these days, and a great way to do that is to stock up on canned and frozen foods that have a long shelf life. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Supermarkets were crowded with people stocking up on ‌supplies. — CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stock up

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