Stockpile

Word STOCKPILE
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Pronunciations /ˈstɒkpaɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Stockpile"

What do we mean by stockpile?

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

To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use. transitive verb

A supply of something kept safe for future use. noun

To accumulate a stockpile. verb

Have on hand verb

A storage pile accumulated for future use noun

Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose noun

A supply, especially a large one, of something kept for future use.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Stockpile

The word "stockpile" in example sentences

His stockpile is rivaled only by the personal stash of George Lucas himself. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Most likely what occurs is, that the stockpile is sold off after a certain amount of time and repurchased at the same time, to keep the amount consistent. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Soviet stockpile is also a tremendous one, perhaps one-third or one-half as large as the U.S. stockpile. ❋ Unknown (1962)

Now they aren't doing all this on only $1,500 a year -- they're really doing it on $2,700 a year ($1,500 plus what they call their "stockpile" -- an amount of food, etc. that they started with that's valued at $1,200.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to U.S. and Pakistani officials, there is no way a complete nuclear weapon can be taken from Islamabad's stockpile, which is protected by about 10,000 of the Pakistani military's most elite troops. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's true, as experts testified last week, that the computer modeling the United States would use in place of nuclear tests -- called stockpile stewardship -- is not flawless. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My milk stockpile, which is all carefully dated and organized into tuppware containers, takes up about 90% of our freezer space. ❋ ScienceMama (2007)

GERBERDING: Well, the stockpile is a mechanism to give manufactures an incentive to increase their production. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In the light of the experiences of the residents of Macassar, the continued presence of the stockpile was a source of great concern and fear for the community. ❋ Unknown (1997)

"There's going to be a lot of lives lost," said Mimi Sheridan, referring to the stockpile of petrol and gas canisters they planned to use against the bailiffs when the time came. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Those claims were called into question on Monday when the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran had begun enriching uranium to 20 per cent - a significantly higher concentration than the nation's main stockpile, which is enriched to 3.5 per cent. ❋ Unknown (2012)

It has taken the last three years to liquidate this stockpile, which is now almost exhausted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When and where companies decide to use their stockpile will be a key factor in the strength of the recovery. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So why isn't he just as eager to put the boot in against Israel on account of its massive nuclear weapons stockpile, which is a grave threat the region and even Europe, and the regime's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (which Iran has signed)? ❋ Unknown (2010)

For starters, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials, there is no way a complete nuclear weapon can be plucked from Islamabad's stockpile, which is protected by about 10,000 of the Pakistani military's most elite troops. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Canada's national emergency stockpile, which is meant to act as a backup to the larger stockpile, currently contains 14 million doses, enough to treat about 1.4 million people. ❋ THE CANADIAN PRESS Helen Branswell (2009)

In Canada, Tamiflu makes up the lion's share of both the national emergency stockpile, which is maintained by the federal government, and the national antiviral stockpile. ❋ THE CANADIAN PRESS Helen Branswell (2009)

"There is less concern about the U.S. stockpile, which is well-secured in concrete bunkers," ❋ Unknown (2009)

Foldy said the stockpile, which is enough to cover about 10 percent of the population, will be used to replenish the supplies of hospitals and clinics that prescribe them to ill patients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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