destock
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌdiːˈstɒk/usCOMMERCE
toreducetheamountofstock(=goodskeptavailabletosell), or theamountofmaterialsfor making newproducts:
Retailers will be destockingpreviousversionsof theproductin themonthsbefore the newversionislaunched.
destocking
noun[U]
Cosmeticcompaniesareclaimingthat destocking byretailersis toblamefortheirpoorfinancialresults.