stockpile

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A large supply of something kept for future use.

   The country kept a huge stockpile of rice in case of shortages.

2. 2
   verb

   To build up a large supply of something for future use.

   People began to stockpile food before the storm hit.

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.

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