stockout

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noun

An instance of an item being out of stock; the situation where an order cannot be fulfilled from current inventory.

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Meanings

nounstockout (plural stockouts)

plural stockouts · alternative stock out · alternative stock-out

  1. businessAn instance of an item being out of stock; the situation where an order cannot be fulfilled from current inventory.

Origin

Deverbal from stock out, ultimately from the prepositional phrase out of stock.

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Translations

Dutch voorraadtekort
  • voorraadtekortTranslations
Finnish varaston loppuminen
  • varaston loppuminenTranslations
French rupture de stock
  • rupture de stockTranslations
Polish brak artykułów
  • brak artykułówTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

stockout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockout

MLA

“stockout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stockout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stockout.

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