stock up

phrasal 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

But stocking up was only a band aid, analysts said. —Deborah Mary Sophia and Arriana McLymore, USA Today, 3 May 2025

Can inventory be stocked up and are there long-lead items that can be procured now? —Rob Day, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The Sky stocked up on 3-point shooting veterans like Ariel Atkins, Kia Nurse and Rebecca Allen in free agency, which skewed their needs in training camp to taller, more athletic backcourt options — which ultimately did not fit Maxwell’s profile. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025

On the retail side, have customers been stocking up to beat tariffs, and how is the company handling supply? —Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for stock up

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