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dead stock

noun

B1CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Inventory that no longer sells yet keeps tying up space and capital.

Two aisles of dead stock from a discontinued line, and we're paying to store it every month.

Similar: obsolete inventory

Topic: Operations in Business English

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