stockpile
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Is stockpile a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of stockpile?
Definition
noun (English)
1. A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.alsofigurativelyspecifically
2. (mining) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.alsofiguratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive)Examples: "He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic"; "Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow."; "He [Jeff Bezos] once suggested that, by paying college students on every Manhattan block to stockpile products in their apartments and to shuttle them up and down on bicycles, Amazon could edge towards near-instant delivery."alsofigurativelytransitive
2. (transitive)alsofigurativelyspecificallytransitive
3. (transitive)alsofigurativelytransitive
4. (intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.alsofigurativelyintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary