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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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
San Antonio owns the No. 2 and No. 14 picks in this year's draft, in addition to a stockpile of future first-rounders.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
The move continues the trend of companies raising capital to stockpile Bitcoin as treasury assets.
—Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 28 May 2025
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Noun
This includes finding alternative sources of rare earth minerals, developing technologies to reduce reliance, and recovering existing stockpiles through recycling products that are reaching the end of their shelf life.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
San Antonio owns the No. 2 and No. 14 picks in this year's draft, in addition to a stockpile of future first-rounders.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
The move continues the trend of companies raising capital to stockpile Bitcoin as treasury assets.
—Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 28 May 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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