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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Stephanie Liechtenstein The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
Content creators are inking deals to license their stockpile of old videos to train video-generation models.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Nov. 2025
And there are questions about whether China’s robust trade data this year showed true demand or a short-term push to get goods out of the country to stockpile them or ship them to the US via a third country with lower tariffs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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Noun
According to the agency, Iran maintains a stockpile of 972 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60% purity -- a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
Content creators are inking deals to license their stockpile of old videos to train video-generation models.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Nov. 2025
And there are questions about whether China’s robust trade data this year showed true demand or a short-term push to get goods out of the country to stockpile them or ship them to the US via a third country with lower tariffs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Stockpile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockpile. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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