STOCKPILE


Meaning of STOCKPILE in English

(~s, stockpiling, ~d)

1.

If people ~ things such as food or weapons, they store large quantities of them for future use.

People are stockpiling food for the coming winter.

= hoard

VERB: V n

2.

A ~ of things is a large quantity of them that have been stored for future use.

The two leaders also approved treaties to cut ~s of chemical weapons.

= stock

N-COUNT: oft N of n

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