stockout
noun [ C ] business specialized (also stock-out) uk/ˈstɒk.aʊt/ us/ˈstɑːk.aʊt/
缺货
a situation in which there are no goods of a particular kind available for sale
There were stockouts of the product at some locations over the summer holiday period. 暑假期间，部分地方出现了产品缺货的情况。
Can the retail industry really afford stockouts? 零售业真的能承受缺货的情况吗？
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- Safety stock is stock needed to prevent a stockout.
- As a consequences of these stockouts, the company was forced to bring some of its logistics function back in-house.
- If the cost of a stock-out rises, it will pay to stockpile additional inventory.
- There is no chance of a midyear stock-out in any of the major agricultural commodity markets.