stockpile

UK: /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ US: /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ ,(stok′pīl′)

Inflections of 'stockpile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

stockpiles

v 3rd person singular

stockpiling

v pres p

stockpiled

v past

stockpiled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

stock•pile /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/   n., v., -piled, -pil•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. a supply of a material held in reserve:
   a stockpile of food, clothing, fuel, and other supplies.

v. [~ + object]

2. to put or store in a stockpile:
   to stockpile goods in case of emergency.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

stock•pile  (stok′pīl′), n., v., -piled, -pil•ing. 
n. 

1. a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
2. a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.
3. a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.

v.t. 

4. to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use;
   put or store in a stockpile.

v.i. 

5. to accumulate in a stockpile.

• stock + pile¹ 1915–20

stock′pil′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stockpile / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl/ verb

1. to acquire and store a large quantity of (something)

noun

1. a large store or supply accumulated for future use

ˈstockˌpiler noun