hoarding

  • 1Hoarding — is the storing of food or other goods or money. Hoarding of food is a natural behaviour in certain species of animals. occurs in two forms:*Larder hoarding, the collection of large amounts of food in a single place (a larder), which usually also… …

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  • 2hoarding — hoard‧ing [ˈhɔːdɪŋ ǁ ˈhɔːr ] noun 1. [uncountable] when you collect and save large amounts of something in order to sell it later at a high price or because you think there might not be enough available in the future: • There has been an increase …

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  • 3Hoarding — Hoard ing, n. [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, h[ u]rde; akin to E. hurdle. [root]16. See {Hurdle}.] 1. (Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4hoarding — [hôr′diŋ] n. [< obs. hoard, hoarding < OFr hourde < Frank * hurda, enclosure, pen: for IE base see HURDLE] Brit. 1. a temporary wooden fence around a site of building construction or repair 2. a billboard …

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  • 5hoarding — ► NOUN Brit. 1) a large board used to display advertisements. 2) a temporary board fence around a building site. ORIGIN from obsolete hoard in the same sense, probably from Old French hourd …

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  • 6Hoarding — The purchase of large quantities of a commodity with the intent of pushing up the price. An investor hoping to increase the price of a commodity can do so by leveraging his or her demand for it, and buying physical inventory as well as purchasing …

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  • 7hoarding — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)dɪŋ[/t]] hoardings N COUNT A hoarding is a very large board at the side of a road or on the side of a building, which is used for displaying advertisements and posters. [BRIT] An advertising hoarding on the platform caught her… …

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  • 8hoarding — UK [ˈhɔː(r)dɪŋ] / US [ˈhɔrdɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms hoarding : singular hoarding plural hoardings British a large board used for advertising outside …

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  • 9hoarding — / hɔ:dɪŋ/ noun 1. ♦ hoarding of supplies the buying of large quantities of money or goods to keep in case of need 2. a large wooden board for posters ▪▪▪ ‘…as a result of hoarding, rice has become scarce with prices shooting up’ [Business Times… …

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  • 10hoarding — / hɔ:dɪŋ/ noun ♦ hoarding of supplies the buying of large quantities of goods to keep in case of need ▪▪▪ ‘…as a result of hoarding, rice has become scarce with prices shooting up’ [Business Times (Lagos)] …

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