hoarding

¹

[hawr-ding]

noun

1. the act of a person or animal that hoards.

   Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;

   the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.

2. hoardings, things that are hoarded.

hoarding

²

[hawr-ding, hohr-]

noun

1. a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.

2. British.,  a billboard.

hoarding

/ ˈhɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard. a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road

2. a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarding¹

C19: from C15 hoard fence, from Old French hourd palisade, of Germanic origin, related to Gothic haurds, Old Norse hurth door

Example Sentences

It’s an ingeniously choreographed slapstick routine, but the bit is even funnier after Francis conscripts a plant in the audience to assist him in hoarding food.

From Los Angeles Times

They said that "anecdotal reports of recent food hoarding for military use add to the suffering of civilians".

From BBC

One woman shares how hoarding impacted her life - and her road to recovery.

From BBC

Advocates call out people they see as hoarding matcha or profiteering from its popularity.

From BBC

"The British, who have been dropping one rock group after another on us for years, have meanwhile been hoarding what must be one of their national treasures," said the New York Times.

From BBC

Related Words

• accretion 
• aggregation 
• buildup 
• growth 
• inflation 
• pile 
• quantity