Stockpile

//ˈstɒkpaɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a storage pile accumulated for future use wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose wordnet
  5. 5
    A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined. also, figuratively
Verb
  1. 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. 2
    have on hand wordnet
  3. 3
    To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).; To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons). also, figuratively, specifically, transitive
  4. 4
    To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined. also, figuratively, transitive
  5. 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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