to supply with less stock than required or necessary
understock in American English
(verb ˌundərˈstɑk, noun ˈundərˌstɑk)
transitive verb
1.
to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock
noun
2. Horticulture(in grafting)
the rooted plant that receives the scion
Word origin
[1755–65; under- + stock]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baroque, buckeye, insurgent, keynote, outfitunder- is a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed)