Meaning of hoard in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /hɔrd/

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  1. Verb

    hoard

    Definitions

    1. save up as for future use

    Derived terms

  2. 2. get or gather together

    Examples

    • « I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife »
    • « She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis »
    • « She rolled up a small fortune »

    Derived terms

  3. Noun

    hoard

    Etymology

    Old English hord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb)

    Definitions

    1. a secret store of valuables or money

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete. »
    Lao Tzu
  • « As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be branded therewith. »
    Kin Hubbard
  • « Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard. »
    Will Durant
  • « People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. »
    Laurence Sterne
  • « When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals. »
    Bono

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