Definition of "stockpile"

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.  quotations

1. (specifically, military, weaponry) A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.

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

(transitive)

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

   Quotations

   • He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic

     2007 June–July (date recorded), Nick Cave (lyrics and music), “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”, in Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, published 18 February 2008

   • He [Jeff Bezos] once suggested that, by paying college students on every Manhattan block to stockpile products in their apartments and to shuttle them up and down on bicycles, Amazon could edge towards near-instant delivery.

     2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, archived from the original on 11 July 2022

   1. (specifically, military, weaponry) To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).

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

(intransitive) To build up a supply; to accumulate.  examples