stockpile
|stock/pile|
🇺🇸
/ˈstɑːkˌpaɪl/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɒkˌpaɪl/
accumulated reserve
Etymology
'stockpile' originates from the combination of 'stock' and 'pile', where 'stock' meant 'supply' and 'pile' meant 'heap'.
'stock' and 'pile' were combined in the 20th century to form the modern English word 'stockpile'.
Initially, it meant 'a heap of supplies', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a large accumulated stock of goods or materials'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a later time.
The country has a stockpile of emergency supplies.
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Verb 1
to accumulate a large stock of goods or materials for future use.
They decided to stockpile food for the winter.
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