something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Used in a Sentence
stockpile
How to use stockpile in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for stockpile.
Editorial note
The tablets in this stockpile don't last forever, and have to be replenished.
Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of stockpile gathered in one view.
a storage pile accumulated for future use
have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for stockpile.
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?"
Example sentences
The tablets in this stockpile don't last forever, and have to be replenished.
The guarding of our nuclear stockpile was, during the Cold War, excellent.
I have my stockpile, you have your stockpile, and if we're relatively balanced we'll all just sit here because it's too dangerous to start throwing heat around.
By the end of the first week, I was bankrupt although I had a huge stockpile of HQ buffs - but most importantly, virtually every buff vendor was empty except mine.
Other buff sellers kept selling them at the going rate so I did the rounds of the cities each night and bought up any HQ buffs which were under my price and added them to my stockpile.
Number of patents filed and cited is an outcome of many factors including innovation and company's focus on building a patent stockpile.
"...patent trolls — also known as non-practicing entities because they simply stockpile patents without making anything with them..."I never liked that definition.
They're not as profitable as Apple, but must every company stockpile cash like Apple does before they can be considered successful?This article argues that MS should kill the Surface because it hasn't been a runaway success.
Listen, I'm no fan of Microsoft, but those investors better keep their hands of the ergonomic keyboard product line, or I'll... I'll... probably have to stockpile them?Seriously though, the ergo 4000 is the best keyboard I've ever owned and I'd hate to see it gone by the hand of somebody who just doesn't care enough.
Why pay agents to listen to personal calls, when you can stockpile intel for the day you might need it, and analyze it via algorithm?I foresee a day when every American has a dossier, a smear campaign, and a law enforcement attack plan on file, in case they decide to "make trouble" for the powerful.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use stockpile in a sentence?
The tablets in this stockpile don't last forever, and have to be replenished.
What does stockpile mean?
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
What part of speech is stockpile?
stockpile is commonly used as noun, verb.