Meaning of Stockpile | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
   also, figuratively
2. A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
   also, figuratively, specifically
3. A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
   also, figuratively

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Examples

“Under the rice subsidy program, Yingluck [Shinawatra]'s administration paid farmers up to 50 percent more than market prices for their rice. The policy was popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and caused $8 billion in losses.”

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