deadstock

== English == === Alternative forms === dead-stock, dead stock === Etymology === From dead +‎ stock. === Noun === deadstock (countable and uncountable, plural deadstocks) Merchandise that has not yielded any use yet: from the view of the businessperson, one that has failed to be sold or processed and is now stowed away for possible sale or manufacturing at a later date, from the view of the consumer, a piece that has been obtained but not found application and is now—perhaps even with original labelling or packaging—stored for future ideas. Hypernym: stock Hyponym: new old stock Agricultural implements and stored produce, distinguished from livestock. === Verb === deadstock (third-person singular simple present deadstocks, present participle deadstocking, simple past and past participle deadstocked) (transitive, fashion slang) To store in appropriate packaging for later. ==== Derived terms ==== un-deadstock === Anagrams === stockaded