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stock·pile  (stkpl)

n.

A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained.

tr.v. stock·piled, stock·pil·ing, stock·piles

To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use.

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stockpiler n.

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stockpile [ˈstɒkˌpaɪl]

vb

to acquire and store a large quantity of (something)

n

a large store or supply accumulated for future use

stockpiler  n

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Stockpile a reserve; a store of things.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stockpile - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose reserve, backlog accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) fuel level - the amount of fuel remaining reserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
	2.	stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Verb	1.	stockpile - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" stock, carry have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

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stockpile

verb

store up, hoard, put away, save, collect, gather, accumulate, garner, amass, buy up, cache, lay up, put by, stash away (informal) People are stockpiling food for the coming winter.

noun

stock, store, reserve, bank, supply, collection, pool, arsenal, accumulation, hoard, cache stockpiles of chemical weapons

Translations

stockpile [ˈstɒkpaɪl]

A. N → reservas fpl

B. VT (= accumulate) → acumular; (= store) → almacenar

stockpile [ˈstɒkpaɪl]

n → stock m, réserve f

vt → stocker, accumuler

stockpile [ˈstɒkˌpaɪl]

1. n → riserva, scorta

2. vt → accumulare riserve di

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stockpile [ˈstɒkˌpaɪl]

1. n → riserva, scorta

2. vt → accumulare riserve di