stockpile
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stockpile
- /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ UK
- /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun stockpiles
- 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. 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.
- A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
- A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
verb stockpiles · stockpiling · stockpiled
- To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic
- To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).
- To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
- To build up a supply; to accumulate.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stock, carry, reserve, backlog, hoard, storage, storing, stash, store, supply, amass, stockroom, accumulation, accumulate, inventory, warehousing
Translations
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noun supply of something kept for future use
| Español | acopio, reservas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 在庫 zaiko |
| 中文 | 儲存 /储存 chúcún, 庫存 /库存 kùcún |
| Português | estoque, reserva |
| Français | stock, réserve |
| Deutsch | Lager, Lagerhalde, Vorrat |
| Italiano | ammasso, riserva, scorta |
| Română | stoc, rezervă |
| Русский | резе́рв rezérv, запа́с zapás |
| Tiếng Việt | kho dự trữ |
noun pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined
| Русский | шта́бель štábelʹ |
|---|
verb to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
| Español | acaparar, acopiar, almacenar, hacer acopio |
|---|---|
| Português | estocar |
| Français | stocker, accumuler |
| Deutsch | hamstern, horten |
| Italiano | accumulare, ammassare, impilare |
| Română | stoca |
| Русский | де́лать запа́сы délatʹ zapásy, нака́пливать nakáplivatʹ, штабели́ровать štabelírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | dự trữ |
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title = {stockpile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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