Definition of "destocking" [destocking]

• The process of reducing inventory or of stocking less. (noun)
• Present participle of destock.; to reduce stock or inventory. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "We also endured a savage but shortish episode of "destocking" - where retailers and manufacturers sold from stock as they adjusted to lower demand rather than placing new orders with factories and suppliers, exaggerating decline."
• "At the same time, Oxfam and AREN are doing a "destocking" for animals weakened by the lack of food and water."
• "Such "destocking," as it's known, has hurt Campbell in recent months."