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—
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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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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Almost all of American Bitcoin’s stockpile, however—2,234 Bitcoins—were pledged to the company that provided its computers.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Advisors will stockpile applications and submit them immediately in the new year.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Iran boosted its stockpile of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels just before Israel launched its June 13 military assault, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report obtained by the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Almost all of American Bitcoin’s stockpile, however—2,234 Bitcoins—were pledged to the company that provided its computers.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Advisors will stockpile applications and submit them immediately in the new year.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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