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1stockpile
noun stock·pile \ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l\
: a large supply of something that is kept for future use
Full Definition of STOCKPILE
: a storage pile: as a : a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage b : a gradually accumulated reserve of something <avert stockpiles of unsold cars — Bert Pierce>
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First Known Use of STOCKPILE
1872
2stockpile
transitive verb
: to get and keep a large supply of (something) for future use
Full Definition of STOCKPILE
1
: to place or store in or on a stockpile
2
: to accumulate a stockpile of <a country suspected of stockpiling weapons>
— stock·pil·er noun
First Known Use of STOCKPILE
1921
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