understock

From under- +‎ stock.

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understock (third-person singular simple present understocks, present participle understocking, simple past and past participle understocked)

1. (transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.

   Antonyms: overstock, stock up

   Hypernyms: stock, lay in

   If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them.

understock (plural understocks)

1. (horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.