[verb] [T] - to collect (large amounts of something) and keep in a safe, often secret, placeBecause people expected prices to rise rapidly, they started to hoard goods.There would be enough food on a daily basis if people were not hoarding (it).Wealthy folk from politically uncertain countries hoard their cash in Switzerland.
HOARD
Meaning of HOARD in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012