Meaning 1neutral · 82%
The amount of goods or material currently available.
Natural examples
Der Bestand an Ersatzteilen reicht noch für zwei Monate.
The stock of spare parts will last two more months.
Die Apotheke prüft täglich ihren Medikamentenbestand.
The pharmacy checks its medicine inventory daily.
Wegen des niedrigen Bestands bestellte sie neue Hefte.
She ordered new notebooks because stock was low.
Usage note
Bestand can also mean continuation or components; here it means available stock.
Mini-lesson: Bestand
The amount of goods or material currently available. Bestand can also mean continuation or components; here it means available stock.
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