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stockpiling

stockpiling

3 5.1
To keep a large supply of something for future use
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑkˌpaɪlɪŋ/
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  • San Jose, for example, which produces exceptional quality biosolids through long-term lagooning and stockpiling, stopped land applying last year and began using its biosolids for alternative daily cover at a landfill adjacent to the treatment plant.
  • private stockpiling
  • stockpiling decisions

It's the smart thing to do versus just stockpiling dozens of these over time.

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Examples

  • Stockpiling is also designed to offset the disincentives to private stockpiling created by the tendency to impose price controls during crises.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The second rationale for stockpiling involves questions about the most efficient organization to meet the needs.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Part of what makes me effective is stockpiling discoveries.

    Film Courage

  • It's the smart thing to do versus just stockpiling dozens of these over time.

    Peter McKinnon

  • So here's an example of stockpiling resources.

  • Apple tries to deter stockpiling and reselling its popular products by rationing purchases.

    Blog text (18)

  • Despite the cautions just expressed, proposals for government-owned oil stockpiling and oil-import taxes have been widely advocated in the United States.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Emergency preparedness staff are developing a skill set that goes beyond the promotion of individual and family stockpiling and emergency plan formation to encompass community coordination, neighborhood planning, and increased volunteer participation.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Since it would take days for victims of a biological attack to sicken, a quick and effective public health response, together with advance stockpiling of medications and selective immunization, would dramatically reduce the impact of a bioattack.

    Academic text (2004)

  • During the pandemic, many families engaged in stockpiling supplies like food and toilet paper to prepare for potential shortages.

Synonyms

stocking
vsstockpiling
6 4.0

To put goods or fish into a place to keep it full

involves accumulating a large reserve for future rather than routine restocking
warehousing
vsstockpiling
3 3.8

Keeping goods in a large building for a business

applies more broadly to accumulating supplies for later use
stockage
vsstockpiling
  • UK
7.4

To keep goods like food or tools until you need them

focuses on building a large supply for future use
caching
vsstockpiling
4.9

Hiding food or supplies in a secret place to use later

means general accumulation for future use without secrecy

Antonyms

distribution
190 3.0

A system that moves goods from factories to stores

depletion
40 5.3

A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up

How Much

hoarding
  • Specialized
6 7.7
stockpiling
3 5.1
to store
463 1.0
saving
1 2.0

Surface Forms

stockpiling singular
stockpilings plural

Morphology

stockpiling = stockpile (transparent) = stockpile + ing

Derived from the verb 'stockpile' with the gerundial '-ing' forming a noun denoting the action of accumulating supplies, a straightforward and regular formation.

Etymology

Stockpiling starts with stock, which means a 'supply' you keep, and pile, which means a 'stack' or 'heap'. So stockpiling is like making a big stack of supplies to save for later.