"destock" meaning in English

See destock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: destocks [present, singular, third-person], destocking [participle, present], destocked [participle, past], destocked [past]
Etymology: From de- + stock. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|stock}} de- + stock Head templates: {{en-verb}} destock (third-person singular simple present destocks, present participle destocking, simple past and past participle destocked)
  1. To reduce the amount of stock held (by a retail establishment)
    Sense id: en-destock-en-verb-1jV8NTQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "destocked",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "destocked",
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      ]
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  ],
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