Plural of stockpile
regular plural
The plural of stockpile is stockpiles.
Forms of stockpile
| Singular | stockpile /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stockpiles |
| Countable | countable |
Stockpiles in a sentence
- The policy was popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and caused $8 billion in losses.2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thailand’s ousted PM Yingluck has fled abroad: sources”, in Reuters, archived...
- Apple’s mistake in instigating a patent war with Samsung is illustrative of a larger pattern involving large stockpiles of patents.2014 July 4, Evan Jensen, “The Patent Wars”, in Lexology. From the entry never fight a land war in Asia
- The stockpiles have been acquired over the years for reasons of their criticality and strategicness in relation to the national defense.1977, Senate Committee on Armed Services, General Stockpile Policy, page 58. From the entry strategicness
Meaning of stockpile
- noun 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.
- noun A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.
- noun A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
Questions about the plural of stockpile
- What is the plural of stockpile?
- The plural of stockpile is stockpiles.
- Is stockpile countable?
- Stockpile is a countable noun.
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