overstocks

noun

plural of overstock
as in surpluses

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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
  3. overages
  4. redundancies
Noun
  • Using aggressive budget caps that force huge surpluses, the governor has used $11 billion since 2020 to shrink pension debt.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Fulton argued the proposition effectively would limit clinics from accumulating surpluses and reserves.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpluses
Noun
  • But Coppola’s film, irrespective of its fatal flaws and excesses, at least meant something in the context of his career.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of excesses
Noun
  • Token metering introduces even more complexity, as the report found that usage overages were the top source of unexpected AI costs at 47%.
    — Aruna Veerappan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Contractors can actually face fines from GDOT if closing overages cause damage.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of overages
Noun
  • Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike other larger communities, in Tumbler Ridge there were no redundancies of personnel or facilities to carry the community following the tragedy.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of redundancies
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“Overstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstocks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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