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hoard

 
 
/hɔːd/ noun [C]

Definition

ECONOMICS, FINANCE a large amount of money or objects that someone has collected, sometimes secretly: They found a hoard of dollar bills in the suspect's attic. The company has a vast cash hoard that just keeps on growing.
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