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—
Bert Pierce
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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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Nayera Abdallah, USA Today, 16 May 2025
However, the company has used leverage to amass its bitcoin stockpile and trades at a large premium to its bitcoin holdings.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
Shein began stockpiling goods and bulk-shipping to US warehouses as early as last year, and Bloomberg reported in February that Temu began overhauling its Chinese supply chain, asking supplier factories to ship items in bulk to US warehouses.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told NBC News that Tehran would commit to never making nuclear weapons and getting rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium.
—Nayera Abdallah, USA Today, 16 May 2025
However, the company has used leverage to amass its bitcoin stockpile and trades at a large premium to its bitcoin holdings.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
Shein began stockpiling goods and bulk-shipping to US warehouses as early as last year, and Bloomberg reported in February that Temu began overhauling its Chinese supply chain, asking supplier factories to ship items in bulk to US warehouses.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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