stockpile
pronunciation
How to pronounce stockpile in British English:
UK [ˈstɒkpaɪl]
How to pronounce stockpile in American English:
US [ˈstɑkpaɪl]
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- Noun:
- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- a storage pile accumulated for future use
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- Verb:
- have on hand
Word Origin
- stockpile (n.)
- 1872, originally a term in mining, from stock (n.2) + pile (n.). Extended to general use during World War II. The verb is attested from 1921. Related: Stockpiled; stockpiling.
Example
- 1. The unexpected debt-capital raise , amazon 's first in 15 years , double 's amazon 's cash stockpile .
- 2. Many analysts spend days in remote chinese outposts , checking stockpile levels .
- 3. He and rival wholesalers are trying to stockpile lobster in the hope that their biggest export market opens up again soon .
- 4. A national stockpile of the kind that already exists for rice , cereals and petrol has been mooted .
- 5. South africa supplied israel a 500-ton stockpile of uranium for its nuclear program .