stockpile

Meaning

Noun

1. (also, figuratively) 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. (also, figuratively, specifically) 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.
3. (also, figuratively) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.

Verb

1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
2. (also, figuratively, specifically, transitive) To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
3. (also, figuratively, transitive) To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.
4. (also, figuratively, intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.

Synonyms

store

stock

reserve

hoard

accumulate

inventory

supply

lay in

carry

backlog

provision

store up

log

stock up

heap

fund

garner

gather

granary

keep

lay up

mass

mound

mountain

⛰️

pension

pile

pile up

ream

reservoir

ruck

save

save up

savings

stack

stash

stockroom

stock room

storage

storehouse

threescore

trust

warehouse

weaponry

weapons

slag heap

lay in stock

weapon stockpile

stock pile

stock up on

storage pile

Translations

réserve

stock

riserva

accumuler

aufstapeln

voorraad

Vorrat

stocker

arsenal

reserva

acarrear

Lager

يكدس

estoque

reserva de existencias

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɒkpaɪl/

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.