TERMIUM Plus®

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overstock [3 records]

Record 1 2010-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

To cause to have more goods or supplies than are needed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

S'approvisionner de façon à avoir, pour des raisons particulières, un stock dépassant le stock normal nécessaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Financial Accounting
DEF

The amount of inventory in excess of what can be sold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Stock trop important par rapport à la demande.

OBS

Ce stock superflu dépasse le niveau nécessaire à l'exploitation et est généralement source de dépenses inutiles (frais d'entreposage, assurances, intérêts sur le capital investi en stock, obsolescence, etc.)

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
OBS

overstocked: Designating of a condition of a stand of trees or of a forest in which there are more trees than normal or full stocking would require.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Volume du matériel supérieur au volume normal, ou nombre excessif d'arbres qui en empêche l'accroissement.

Spanish

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