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What is stocking?

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Stocking can be work that is done to keep items carefully on hand, such as stocking the shelves in a grocery store or the shelves in your pantry. The act of building up an amount of an item for sale or for the future in general.

When used as a noun, it means a sock for your foot, or nylon hosiery for women.

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