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Stockpile
//ˈstɒkpaɪl// noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage. also, figuratively
"Under the rice subsidy program, Yingluck [Shinawatra]'s administration paid farmers up to 50 percent more than market prices for their rice. The policy was popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and caused $8 billion in losses."
- 2 a storage pile accumulated for future use wordnet
- 3 A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.; A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile. also, figuratively, specifically
- 4 something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose wordnet
- 5 A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined. also, figuratively
Verb
- 1 To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). also, figuratively, transitive
"He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic"
- 2 have on hand wordnet
- 3 To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).; To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons). also, figuratively, specifically, transitive
- 4 To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined. also, figuratively, transitive
- 5 To build up a supply; to accumulate. also, figuratively, intransitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
The noun is derived from stock (“supply of anything ready for use”) + pile (“mass of things heaped together”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology 2
The noun is derived from stock (“supply of anything ready for use”) + pile (“mass of things heaped together”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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