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cache

cache

43 6.0
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
  • noun
  • /kæʃ/
translation icon : escondite
  • The woman behind me talking to the detective, is Ms. Sue charleton, the newsday reporter who led detectives to the cache of stolen masterpieces.
  • weapons cache
  • arms cache
  • find a cache

But you may be referring to this recent cache of letters, the trove.

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Examples

  • His mission was to recover a cache of Chinese gold, seized in North Korea.

  • From the look of her cache, she was wealthier than me.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We suspect it's a weapons and food cache, maybe some documents.

  • A tip given to police resulted in the recovery of the entire cache of stolen coins.

  • Inside, Susan is stunned to find a cache of what appear to be her mother's paintings.

    Academic text (2016)
  • This cache of Renaissance lit has provided me with a treasure trove of dates and places and names.

  • Along with a gold crucifix and the statue of the Virgin, Father Torres' expedition had a cache of gold doubloons.

  • The archaeologists uncovered a cache of ancient tools buried beneath the ground.

  • During the hike, we stumbled upon a hidden cache of supplies left by previous explorers.

  • In the attic, he discovered a cache of old letters and photographs from his grandparents.

Synonyms

vault
vscache
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

is a secret hiding place rather than primarily a security facility
stash
vscache
  • Informal
134 4.3

A hidden store of money or things kept for later

is used for any hidden supply, not only valuables
stockpile
vscache
45 4.2

A large supply of goods kept for future use

is a hidden store kept secretly rather than a mere large supply
depository
vscache
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is a secretly hidden store, not a public safekeeping place
hoard
vscache
11 4.8

A secret collection of money or valuable things hidden for later use

is a hidden supply not necessarily amassed over time
food cache
vscache
1 4.5

A supply of food kept in a hidden or safe place for later use

is a hidden store for various items beyond food

Compounds

1 4.5

A supply of food kept in a hidden or safe place for later use

memory cache
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker

disk cache
  • Specialized
4.1

A part of a computer's memory that stores often used data so the computer can read it faster

How Much

stockpile
45 4.2
to hoard
45 4.8
reserve
194 3.5
cache
43 6.0
stash
  • Informal
134 4.3

Surface Forms

cache singular
caches plural

Etymology

Cache comes from the old French verb cacher, which means 'to hide'. So a cache is a hidden store of things kept for later.