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Noun (2 meanings)

1. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.

reserve, backlog, stockpile

stockpile is a type of:

accumulation (noun) - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

types of stockpile:

bank (noun) - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
fuel level (noun) - the amount of fuel remaining
reserve account, reserve fund (noun) - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments

stockpile is derivationally related to:

to allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve (verb) - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
to backlog (verb) - accumulate and create a backlog
to reserve (verb) - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
to stock, carry, stockpile (verb) - have on hand

2. a storage pile accumulated for future use.

stockpile is a type of:

pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus (noun) - a collection of objects laid on top of each other

stockpile is derivationally related to:

to stock, carry, stockpile (verb) - have on hand

Verb (1 meaning)

1. have on hand.

to stock, carry, stockpile

Example:

“Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

to stockpile is a way to:

to have, have got, hold (verb) - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

to stockpile is derivationally related to:

reserve, backlog, stockpile (noun) - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
stock, inventory (noun) - the merchandise that a shop has on hand
stockist (noun) - one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
stockpile (noun) - a storage pile accumulated for future use
stockpiling (noun) - accumulating and storing a reserve supply

store, stock, fund (noun) - a supply of something available for future use