stockpile
/ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Under the rice subsidy program, Yingluck [Shinawatra]'s administration paid farmers up to 50 percent more than market prices for their rice. The policy was popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and caused $8 billion in losses."
- "He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic"
- "Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow."
- "He [Jeff Bezos] once suggested that, by paying college students on every Manhattan block to stockpile products in their apartments and to shuttle them up and down on bicycles, Amazon could edge towards near-instant delivery."
- "The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in cash reserves, nearly five times the $15 million stockpiled by the DNC, as the two parties gear up for gubernatorial races this fall and next year’s costly midterm elections for Congress."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/
- British English: /ˈstɒkpaɪl/