English Explanatory Dictionary

stockpile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.
  2. A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
  3. A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
verb
  1. To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
  2. To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).
  3. To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
  4. To build up a supply; to accumulate.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɒkpaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stockpile.wav /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/

Word forms

stockpile stockpiles stockpiling stockpiled

Etymology

The noun is derived from stock (“supply of anything ready for use”) + pile (“mass of things heaped together”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Related words

nuclear pile

Derived words

stockpiled stockpiler stockpiling

Translations

Azerbaijani: ehtimal Azerbaijani: tədarük Bulgarian: резе́рва Bulgarian: запас Chinese Mandarin: 儲存 /储存 Chinese Mandarin: 庫存 /库存 Czech: zásoba Dutch: reserve Dutch: stapel Dutch: voorraad Finnish: varasto French: stock French: réserve German: Lager German: Lagerhalde German: Vorrat Hungarian: árukészlet Icelandic: varabirgðir Icelandic: varaforði Icelandic: vopnabirgðir Italian: ammasso Italian: riserva Italian: scorta Japanese: 在庫 Māori: pūkainga Māori: whakapūranga Māori: whakaputunga Polish: zapas Polish: zapasy Portuguese: estoque Portuguese: reserva Romanian: stoc Romanian: rezervă Russian: резе́рв Russian: запа́с Serbo-Croatian: причу́ва Serbo-Croatian: рѐзе̄рва Serbo-Croatian: за̑лиха Serbo-Croatian: prȋčuva Serbo-Croatian: rèzērva Serbo-Croatian: zȃliha Slovak: zasoba Spanish: acopio Spanish: reservas Swedish: förråd Swedish: lager Swedish: upplag Turkish: stok Turkish: rezerv Turkish: yedek Turkish: zula Vietnamese: kho dự trữ Amharic: አከማቸ Bulgarian: запасявам се Czech: zásobit Czech: zásobit se Dutch: een voorraad aanleggen Dutch: oplsaan Finnish: varastoida French: stocker French: accumuler German: hamstern German: horten Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Hungarian: készletez Hungarian: tartalékol Icelandic: hamstra Icelandic: koma upp varabirgðum Icelandic: safna varabirgðum Italian: accumulare Italian: ammassare Italian: impilare Māori: whakapūranga Māori: whakaputu Polish: gromadzić zapasy Portuguese: estocar Romanian: stoca Russian: де́лать запа́сы Russian: нака́пливать Russian: штабели́ровать Spanish: acaparar Spanish: acopiar Spanish: almacenar Spanish: hacer acopio Swedish: hamstra Swedish: lagra Turkish: stokçuluk yapmak Vietnamese: dự trữ
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