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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈstɒkpaɪl/
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General-American:
/ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/
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CMU ARPABET:
S T AA1 K P AY2 L
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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
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Antonyms: none provided
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
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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
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To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, transitive
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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
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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
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To build up a supply; to accumulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, intransitive
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a storage pile accumulated for future use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reserve, backlog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accumulation
Narrower terms: bank, fuel level, reserve account, reserve fund
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
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)