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stash

American  
[stash] / stæʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).

    The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.

noun

  1. something put away or hidden.

    a stash of gold coins buried in the garden.

  2. a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.

  3. Slang. a supply of hidden drugs.

stash British  
/ stæʃ /

verb

  1. informal to put or store (money, valuables, etc) in a secret place, as for safekeeping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden

  2. slang drugs kept for personal consumption

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stash

1775–85; blend of stow and cache

Example Sentences

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Homeland Security Investigations discovered the digital stash during a March 2025 raid on the Riverside County home of Paul Aurelio McClain, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The value of that stash is now about $4.7 billion dollars less.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Yet one group of investors has been responding to bitcoin’s tumble by buying at a discount — and it’s the same group that already has a massive stash of bitcoin.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

The plan is to stash away around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 this year, potentially rising to eight million tonnes annually by 2030, the company claims.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

For breakfast, I devour the other PB&J from my backpack along with a can of peaches from Phil’s stash.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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