restock
verb
re·stock
(ˌ)rē-ˈstäk 
restocked; restocking
: 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
John Sepulvadorestock inventory
restocking trout
The retailer is now restocking about half those items because customers missed them.—Marina Strauss
Marina StraussExamples of restock in a Sentence
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And this program doesn’t account for the costs of restocking, downtime, and the delay until the farm becomes profitable again.
—Céline Gounder, STAT, 17 May 2024
Daryl Pass, senior manager of recovery support at Kenneth Young Center, said the machine has already needed to be restocked twice since it was first put in on April 21.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Céline Gounder, STAT, 17 May 2024
Daryl Pass, senior manager of recovery support at Kenneth Young Center, said the machine has already needed to be restocked twice since it was first put in on April 21.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Restock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restock. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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