stock·pile
ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l 
: a storage pile: such as
a
: a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage
b
: a gradually accumulated reserve of something
avert stockpiles of unsold cars—
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stockpiled; stockpiling; stockpiles
1
: to place or store in or on a stockpile
2
: to accumulate a stockpile of
a country suspected of stockpiling weapons
stockpiler
noun
Examples of stockpile in a Sentence
Noun
a stockpile of medical supplies
an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar
Verb
The government stockpiled vaccines to prepare for a flu epidemic.
we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season
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Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, which was elevated into a separate agency under the Biden administration to oversee tasks like the pandemic stockpile, will be abosrbed into the CDC.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Copper prices have soared 30% this year, largely driven by US buyers trying to stockpile the red metal due to anxiety around potential tariffs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Among other things, the agency oversees and maintains the country’s nuclear stockpile.
—Maya C. Miller, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, which was elevated into a separate agency under the Biden administration to oversee tasks like the pandemic stockpile, will be abosrbed into the CDC.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
Copper prices have soared 30% this year, largely driven by US buyers trying to stockpile the red metal due to anxiety around potential tariffs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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