out of stock
Shelves are empty
Out of stock describes merchandise temporarily unavailable for purchase because current inventory has been depleted: The item you want is out of stock until next month.
Retailers use the phrase to distinguish between products they carry but have run out of versus items they don't sell at all.
We're out of stock on the medium size.
- backorderDeferred fulfillment request
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
- raincheckDeferred offer acceptance
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
inventory management · supply chain · unavailable · empty-handed · substitution · frustration · distribution · procurement · lead time · scarce · depleted · gone · absent · empty · best-seller · demand · supplier · checkout
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, ready, accessible, not available
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, late delivery, overcharging, refunds
- Product Statusfor sale, sold, available, unavailable, discontinued
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
- Scarcity & Valuerare, scarce, costly, pricey, expensive
- limited availabilityshort list, only choice, shortage, deficit, unavailable
out of stockin stock
Available for sale
available · on the shelf · on hand · ready to ship · stocked
out of stockoverstocked
Holding excessive inventory
overflowing · in abundance · plentiful · abundant · in excess
stock, out, outing, stocks, stocking, stockpile, stocked, outs, restock