hoarding
1 Americannoun
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the act of a person or animal that hoards.
Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;
the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.
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hoardings, things that are hoarded.
noun
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a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
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British. a billboard.
noun
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Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard. a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road
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a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
Etymology
Origin of hoarding1
First recorded in 1585–95; hoard + -ing 1
Origin of hoarding2
First recorded in 1815–25; obsolete hoard (from Old French hourd(e) “palisade made of hurdles,” from Germanic; compare German Hürde “hurdle”) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Hoarding digital currencies was in vogue in the early part of 2025.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Hoarding digital currencies was in vogue in the early part of 2025.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Hoarding can range from deep emotional attachments to particular possessions, to a belief that one day a kept item may have a use, Rachel says.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
Hoarding disorder is characterised as a relentless accumulation of possessions which leads to cluttered living spaces that compromise their use or safety.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
He sings, albeit alone, Spendthrift of each pure tone, Hoarding no single song, No cadence wild and strong.
From The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets by Rittenhouse, Jessie Belle
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