stockout

[ stok-out ]

noun

1. a state or instance of being out of stock of goods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockout¹

stock + out

Example Sentences

Walmart says there is no problem, bar the occasional stockout here and there—hard to avoid when you are running 4,500 stores.

From Time

Several big-box retailers will penalize you if they sell out of your product and you can’t resupply them immediately — what’s known as a “stockout.”

From New York Times