Definition of hoard
: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away a hoard of cash
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Examples of hoard in a Sentence
a squirrel's hoard of nuts
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
Recent Examples of hoard from the Web
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So many of us hoard and collect points for years in order to drop them on the good stuff.
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Companies in Japan, the United States and Europe are sitting on hoards of cash, doling out the money to shareholders rather than investing in new buildings, equipment or innovative products.
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In the summer months, the hubbub of downtown Manhattan’s streets tapers as hoards of locals head to the Hamptons and the Catskills.
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Companies in Japan, the United States and Europe are sitting on hoards of cash, doling out the money to shareholders rather than investing in new buildings, equipment or innovative products.
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While the penalty will barely make a dent in its $90 billion cash hoard, Google faces the prospect of less ad revenue and a regulatory backlash targeting other services from maps to restaurant reviews as well as the threat of even more penalties.
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Earlier this month, reports surfaced that the world's second largest economy was ready to add to its hoard of Treasuries as its currency stabilized.
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On any given Saturday morning, hoards of Londoners and tourists are picking up sizzling sausage sandwiches to cure their hangovers and stocking up on fine, gooey French cheeses to take home for later.
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Then, to compete with the hoard of do-it-yourself travel websites (Priceline, Travelocity, and Hotels.com all launched in 1997), Brownell honed in on its services, vowing to offer only customized, one-of-a-kind trips to its clients.
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Origin and Etymology of hoard
Middle English hord, from Old English; akin to Goth huzd treasure, Old English hȳdan to hide
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Definition of hoard
transitive verb
1 : to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard (see 1hoard) of hoarding food
2 : to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself she hoarded her intention — Virginia Woolf the people outside disperse their affections, you hoard yours, you nurse them into intensity — Joseph Conrad
intransitive verb
: to collect and often hide away a supply of something : to accumulate a hoard (see 1hoard) a tendency to hoard
hoarder
nounExamples of hoard in a Sentence
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
Recent Examples of hoard from the Web
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The second factor is that power, once coveted and hoarded, is cheap and easily available, particularly in an era in which balls are flying off the bat at unprecedented rates.
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Its best course of action in the wake of his departure to the NFL this off-season is to hoard as many promising prospects at his position as possible.
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John Clark/Gaston Gazette More than two months after Lee ordered both sides to abide by state law and share evidence in the case, the debate over who’s hoarding what still pulsed through the hearing.
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Like many former Soviet-bloc states, Hungary is a place that grapples with unemployment and poverty while its leaders hoard taxpayer funds to line their own pockets.
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Typically, news of companies monitoring shopping habits and hoarding data gives us some major Big Brother vibes.
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The 76ers’ former president of basketball operations hoarded second-round picks during his tenure.
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Meanwhile traders are hoarding an increasing amount of oil in tankers.
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Salary Dumping Ground: Last off-season, there was a limited market for bad salaries because teams had been hoarding cap space for the 2016 cap spike and free-agent bonanza.
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Origin and Etymology of hoard
see 1hoard
HOARD Defined for English Language Learners
hoard
playDefinition of hoard for English Language Learners
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: a large amount of something valuable that is kept hidden
hoard
Definition of hoard for English Language Learners
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: to collect and hide a large amount of (something valuable)
HOARD Defined for Kids
Definition of hoard for Students
: a supply usually of something of value stored away or hidden
Definition of hoard for Students
hoarded
;hoarding
: to gather and store away Squirrels hoard nuts for winter.
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