Standard Lemma guide

stockpile

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkpaɪl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 K P AY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, specifically

Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).

To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, specifically, transitive

Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, transitive

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To build up a supply; to accumulate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, figuratively, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a storage pile accumulated for future use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reserve, backlog

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accumulation

Narrower terms: bank, fuel level, reserve account, reserve fund

10

verb

Meaning 10

have on hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Do you carry kerosene heaters?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stock, carry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: have, have got, hold

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ehtimal — supply of something kept for future use
  • Azerbaijani: tədarük — supply of something kept for future use
  • Bulgarian: резе́рва (rezérva) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Bulgarian: запас (zapas) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儲存 /储存 (chúcún) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Chinese Mandarin: 庫存 /库存 (kùcún) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Czech: zásoba — supply of something kept for future use
  • Dutch: reserve — supply of something kept for future use
  • Dutch: stapel — supply of something kept for future use
  • Dutch: voorraad — supply of something kept for future use
  • Finnish: varasto — supply of something kept for future use
  • French: stock — supply of something kept for future use
  • French: réserve — supply of something kept for future use
  • German: Lager — supply of something kept for future use
  • German: Lagerhalde — supply of something kept for future use
  • German: Vorrat — supply of something kept for future use
  • Hungarian: árukészlet — supply of something kept for future use
  • Icelandic: varabirgðir — supply of something kept for future use
  • Icelandic: varaforði — supply of something kept for future use
  • Icelandic: vopnabirgðir — supply of something kept for future use
  • Italian: ammasso — supply of something kept for future use
  • Italian: riserva — supply of something kept for future use
  • Italian: scorta — supply of something kept for future use
  • Japanese: 在庫 (zaiko) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Māori: pūkainga — supply of something kept for future use
  • Māori: whakapūranga — supply of something kept for future use
  • Māori: whakaputunga — supply of something kept for future use
  • Polish: zapas — supply of something kept for future use
  • Polish: zapasy — supply of something kept for future use
  • Portuguese: estoque — supply of something kept for future use
  • Portuguese: reserva — supply of something kept for future use
  • Romanian: stoc — supply of something kept for future use
  • Romanian: rezervă — supply of something kept for future use
  • Russian: резе́рв (rezérv) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Russian: запа́с (zapás) — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: причу́ва — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: рѐзе̄рва — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: за̑лиха — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȋčuva — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: rèzērva — supply of something kept for future use
  • Serbo-Croatian: zȃliha — supply of something kept for future use
  • Slovak: zasoba — supply of something kept for future use
  • Spanish: acopio — supply of something kept for future use
  • Spanish: reservas — supply of something kept for future use
  • Swedish: förråd — supply of something kept for future use
  • Swedish: lager — supply of something kept for future use
  • Swedish: upplag — supply of something kept for future use
  • Turkish: stok — supply of something kept for future use
  • Turkish: rezerv — supply of something kept for future use
  • Turkish: yedek — supply of something kept for future use
  • Turkish: zula — supply of something kept for future use
  • Vietnamese: kho dự trữ — supply of something kept for future use
  • Russian: шта́бель (štábelʹ) — pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined
  • Amharic: አከማቸ (ʾäkämačä) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Bulgarian: запасявам се (zapasjavam se) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Czech: zásobit — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Czech: zásobit se — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Dutch: een voorraad aanleggen — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Dutch: oplsaan — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Finnish: varastoida — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • French: stocker — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • French: accumuler — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • German: hamstern — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • German: horten — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (huhjan) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Hungarian: készletez — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Hungarian: tartalékol — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Icelandic: hamstra — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Icelandic: koma upp varabirgðum — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Icelandic: safna varabirgðum — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Italian: accumulare — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Italian: ammassare — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Italian: impilare — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Māori: whakapūranga — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Māori: whakaputu — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Polish: gromadzić zapasy — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Portuguese: estocar — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Romanian: stoca — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Russian: де́лать запа́сы (délatʹ zapásy) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Russian: нака́пливать (nakáplivatʹ) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Russian: штабели́ровать (štabelírovatʹ) — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Spanish: acaparar — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Spanish: acopiar — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Spanish: almacenar — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Spanish: hacer acopio — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Swedish: hamstra — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Swedish: lagra — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Turkish: stokçuluk yapmak — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
  • Vietnamese: dự trữ — to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)