What does stockpile mean?

n. a big collection of something that is saved for later use; v. to gather and save a large amount of something for future use

stockpile

🇺🇸 /ˈstɑːkpaɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstɒkpaɪl/

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noun

a big collection of something that is saved for later use

The country has a large stockpile of medical supplies.

verb

to gather and save a large amount of something for future use

The government is stockpiling food in case of a crisis.

a big collection of something that is saved for later use

to gather and save a large amount of something for future use

3rd Present stockpiles

Past stockpiled

Perfect stockpiled

Progressive stockpiling

Plural stockpiles