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Depository vs Stockpile - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between depository and stockpile

is that depository is a place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository while stockpile is a supply of something kept safe for future use.

As a verb stockpile is

to accumulate a stockpile.

depository

English

Noun

(depositories)
  • A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping or preservation; a repository.
  • A trustee; a depositary.

    • Antonyms

    * nondepository

    stockpile

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia stockpile) (en noun)
  • A supply of something kept safe for future use.

    • Verb

    (stockpil)
  • To accumulate a stockpile.