buffer stock
noun[CorU]
ukusECONOMICS,FINANCE
alargesupplyof acommodity(= acrop,metal,fuel, etc.)that isboughtandstoredwhenextraisavailable, andsoldwhen there is not enough, inordertocontrolitspriceandquantityin theeconomy:
Rubberpricesfellto a four-yearlow,despitepurchasesfor thebufferstock.
COMMERCE,PRODUCTION
extraproducts,supplies, etc that acompanykeeps, so it always has enoughavailabletosellor use:
Managementwantstokeepabufferstockof 500units.