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
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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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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Observers have pointed out that exports were likely boosted by companies ramping up stockpiles ahead of Trump’s second term amid fears of a painful trade war.
—Bypeter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
To the contrary, the growing integration of cryptoassets of all kinds throughout mainstream financial markets and transactions indicates that the appetite and interest for stockpiling crypto is only growing.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Worries about vaccine hesitancy The government has two bird flu vaccine candidates in limited quantities in its stockpile.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Observers have pointed out that exports were likely boosted by companies ramping up stockpiles ahead of Trump’s second term amid fears of a painful trade war.
—Bypeter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Peterson must balance stockpiling assets for years to come while not sabotaging the present and the team’s development under first-year coach Charles Lee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
To the contrary, the growing integration of cryptoassets of all kinds throughout mainstream financial markets and transactions indicates that the appetite and interest for stockpiling crypto is only growing.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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