Stockpile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

a storage pile accumulated for future use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːkpaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɒkpaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɒkpaɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːkpaɪl/.

Examples

Do you carry kerosene heaters?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stock backlog carry reserve

Parts of Speech

noun	something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
noun	a storage pile accumulated for future use
verb	have on hand “Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

Word Forms

reserve	verb	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
backlog	verb	accumulate and create a backlog
stockpile	verb	have on hand
stock	noun	a supply of something available for future use
stockist	noun	one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
stockpile	noun	a storage pile accumulated for future use
stockpiling	noun	accumulating and storing a reserve supply

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorrat

etwas, das für die zukünftige Verwendung oder einen besonderen Zweck zurückgehalten oder aufbewahrt wird

🇫🇷French

stocker

quelque chose conservé ou sauvegardé pour une utilisation future ou dans un but spécial

🇪🇸Spanish

reservas

algo retenido o guardado para uso futuro o un propósito especial

🇮🇹Italian

scorta

qualcosa trattenuto o salvato per un uso futuro o per uno scopo speciale

🇳🇱Dutch

voorraad

iets dat achtergehouden of bewaard wordt voor toekomstig gebruik of een speciaal doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

estoque

algo guardado ou guardado para uso futuro ou para um propósito especial

🇷🇺Russian

накапливать запасы

что-то сохраненное или сохраненное для будущего использования или специальной цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भंडार

भविष्य में उपयोग या किसी विशेष प्रयोजन के लिए रखी या सहेजी गई कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

মজুদ

ভবিষ্যতে ব্যবহার বা একটি বিশেষ উদ্দেশ্যে কিছু ফিরে রাখা বা সংরক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கையிருப்பு

எதிர்கால பயன்பாட்டிற்காக அல்லது ஒரு சிறப்பு நோக்கத்திற்காக சேமிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது சேமிக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

నిల్వచేయు

భవిష్యత్తులో ఉపయోగం కోసం లేదా ప్రత్యేక ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఏదైనా తిరిగి ఉంచబడుతుంది లేదా సేవ్ చేయబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

साठा

भविष्यातील वापरासाठी किंवा विशेष हेतूसाठी काहीतरी परत ठेवले किंवा जतन केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભંડાર

ભવિષ્યના ઉપયોગ અથવા ખાસ હેતુ માટે કંઈક પાછું રાખવામાં અથવા સાચવવામાં આવ્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾಸ್ತಾನು

ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶೇಷ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭരിക്കുക

ഭാവിയിലെ ഉപയോഗത്തിനോ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ആവശ്യത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി സൂക്ഷിച്ചുവെച്ചതോ സംരക്ഷിച്ചതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਡਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਾਪਸ ਰੱਖੀ ਜਾਂ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذخیرہ

کوئی چیز واپس رکھی گئی ہے یا مستقبل کے استعمال یا کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے محفوظ کی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

储存

保留或保存以供将来使用或特殊目的的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

備蓄する

将来の使用または特別な目的のために保管または保管されているもの

🇰🇷Korean

비축

나중에 사용하거나 특별한 목적을 위해 보관하거나 저장한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dự trữ

một cái gì đó được giữ lại hoặc lưu lại để sử dụng trong tương lai hoặc cho một mục đích đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

คลังสินค้า

สิ่งที่เก็บไว้หรือบันทึกไว้เพื่อใช้ในอนาคตหรือเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์พิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

persediaan

sesuatu yang disimpan atau disimpan untuk digunakan di masa depan atau tujuan khusus

🇲🇾Malay

simpanan stok

sesuatu yang disimpan atau disimpan untuk kegunaan masa hadapan atau tujuan khas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخزون

شيء تم الاحتفاظ به أو حفظه لاستخدامه في المستقبل أو لغرض خاص

🇮🇷Persian

انبار کردن

چیزی که برای استفاده در آینده یا یک هدف خاص نگهداری می شود یا ذخیره می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

stoklamak

gelecekte kullanılmak üzere veya özel bir amaç için saklanan veya saklanan şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱגוֹר

משהו שנשמר או נשמר לשימוש עתידי או למטרה מיוחדת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stockpile'?

The primary meaning of 'stockpile' is 'something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stockpile' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stockpile' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stockpile' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stockpile' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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