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
Bert Pierce
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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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
While the exact number of nuclear weapons has never been made fully public by India, the nation's stockpile was estimated to be 160 nuclear warheads in 2022, according to the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists.
—Nick Mordowanec
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, several House Democrats that could run for his seat are stockpiling cash.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
While imports should translate to overflowing business stockpiles that lift growth, that offsetting effect may take a few months to play out, said economist Michael Pearce of Oxford Economics.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
While the exact number of nuclear weapons has never been made fully public by India, the nation's stockpile was estimated to be 160 nuclear warheads in 2022, according to the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists.
—Nick Mordowanec
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, several House Democrats that could run for his seat are stockpiling cash.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stockpile
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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