stockpilings
Building up reserves
Stockpilings are instances of accumulating large reserves of goods, materials, or resources for future use.
The word typically appears in contexts of preparation—nations stockpiling weapons, companies stockpiling supplies before anticipated shortages: The stockpilings of grain ahead of the embargo proved wise.
Excessive accumulation of goods
- reservesResources held back
- suppliesResources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- preparationsActions taken beforehand
caches · bunkers · rations · water storage · canned goods · freeze-dried · survival · disaster readiness
Excessive accumulation of goods
- inventoriesItemized records of goods
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- reservesResources held back
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
warehousing · speculation · accumulations · raw materials · supply chain · strategic reserves · grain silos · oil reserves
Weapon storage facilities
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- weapons cachesHidden stores of armaments
- warheadsExplosive missile components
ammunition · ordnance · strategic reserves · materiel · depots · wartime · mobilization · deterrence
Structures for storing grain
- silosFarm storage towers
- canningAirtight food preservation
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- lardersFood storage chambers
cellars · grain reserves · root cellars · fermentation · pickling · drying · smoking · food security
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- reservesResources held back
- suppliesResources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
preparations · caches · bunkers · rations · water storage · canned goods · freeze-dried · survival · disaster readiness · pantry
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- inventoriesItemized records of goods
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- reservesResources held back
surplus · warehousing · speculation · accumulations · raw materials · supply chain · strategic reserves · grain silos · oil reserves · precious metals
arsenals
Weapon storage facilities
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- weapons cachesHidden stores of armaments
warheads · ammunition · ordnance · strategic reserves · materiel · depots · wartime · mobilization · deterrence · proliferation
granaries
Structures for storing grain
- silosFarm storage towers
- canningAirtight food preservation
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
larders · cellars · grain reserves · root cellars · fermentation · pickling · drying · smoking · food security · winter stores
stockpilingsdistributions
Acts of parceling out
dispersals · disseminations · disbursements · allocations · handouts
stockpilingsdepletions
Acts of using up
exhaustions · drainings · using up · consumptions · expenditures