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stockpile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ (General-American)
- /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(also, figuratively) 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.
2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thailand’s ousted PM Yingluck has fled abroad: sources”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2022:
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(also, figuratively, specifically) 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.
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(also, figuratively) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
Forms
Relateds
nuclear pile
Translations (53)
ro rezervă (supply of something kept for future use) · it riserva (supply of something kept for future use) · pl zapas (supply of something kept for future use) · sv förråd (supply of something kept for future use) · tr zula (supply of something kept for future use) · tr rezerv (supply of something kept for future use) · de Lagerhalde (supply of something kept for future use) · it scorta (supply of something kept for future use) · pl zapasy (supply of something kept for future use) · mi whakapūranga (supply of something kept for future use) · pt reserva (supply of something kept for future use) · sh причу́ва (supply of something kept for future use) · vi kho dự trữ (supply of something kept for future use) · cmn 儲存 /储存 (supply of something kept for future use) · fr stock (supply of something kept for future use) · nl reserve (supply of something kept for future use) · de Lager (supply of something kept for future use) · is varaforði (supply of something kept for future use) · mi whakaputunga (supply of something kept for future use) · ru резе́рв (supply of something kept for future use) · sh rèzērva (supply of something kept for future use) · nl stapel (supply of something kept for future use) · tr stok (supply of something kept for future use) · hu árukészlet (supply of something kept for future use) · is vopnabirgðir (supply of something kept for future use) · ro stoc (supply of something kept for future use) · is varabirgðir (supply of something kept for future use) · bg резе́рва (supply of something kept for future use) · sk zasoba (supply of something kept for future use) · sv lager (supply of something kept for future use) · ja 在庫 (supply of something kept for future use) · sh рѐзе̄рва (supply of something kept for future use) · pt estoque (supply of something kept for future use) · sh zȃliha (supply of something kept for future use) · it ammasso (supply of something kept for future use) · sh за̑лиха (supply of something kept for future use) · es acopio (supply of something kept for future use) · fi varasto (supply of something kept for future use) · cs zásoba (supply of something kept for future use) · nl voorraad (supply of something kept for future use) · tr yedek (supply of something kept for future use) · bg запас (supply of something kept for future use) · mi pūkainga (supply of something kept for future use) · es reservas (supply of something kept for future use) · ru шта́бель (pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined) · fr réserve (supply of something kept for future use) · ru запа́с (supply of something kept for future use) · sv upplag (supply of something kept for future use) · cmn 庫存 /库存 (supply of something kept for future use) · az ehtimal (supply of something kept for future use) · az tədarük (supply of something kept for future use) · sh prȋčuva (supply of something kept for future use) · de Vorrat (supply of something kept for future use)
stockpile en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ (General-American)
- /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(also, figuratively, transitive) To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow.
2010 February 7, Adam Gabbatt, “Snow storms cause chaos on US east coast”, in The Guardian:The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in cash reserves, nearly five times the $15 million stockpiled by the DNC, as the two parties gear up for gubernatorial races this fall and next year’s costly midterm elections for Congress.
2025 June 21, Fredreka Schouten and Arit John, “The DNC’s cash crunch deepens as new filings show Republicans with a huge advantage”, in CNN:He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic
2007 June–July (date recorded), Nick Cave, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”, in Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, published 18 February 2008:He [Jeff Bezos] once suggested that, by paying college students on every Manhattan block to stockpile products in their apartments and to shuttle them up and down on bicycles, Amazon could edge towards near-instant delivery.
2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2022:
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(also, figuratively, specifically, transitive) To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). ▸ To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).
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(also, figuratively, transitive) To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
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(also, figuratively, intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.
Forms
Deriveds
stockpiling · stockpiler · stockpiled
Translations (36)
vi dự trữ (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · it accumulare (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · it impilare (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · fr stocker (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · sv lagra (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · got 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · fi varastoida (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · cs zásobit se (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · es acopiar (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · ru штабели́ровать (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · pt estocar (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · sv hamstra (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · ro stoca (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · hu tartalékol (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · es acaparar (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · pl gromadzić zapasy (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · mi whakapūranga (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · is safna varabirgðum (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · bg запасявам се (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · is koma upp varabirgðum (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · cs zásobit (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · nl oplsaan (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · nl een voorraad aanleggen (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · de horten (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · tr stokçuluk yapmak (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · ru де́лать запа́сы (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · es almacenar (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · fr accumuler (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · ru нака́пливать (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · de hamstern (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · mi whakaputu (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · hu készletez (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · es hacer acopio (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · it ammassare (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · is hamstra (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)) · am አከማቸ (to accumulate or build up a supply of (something))