hoard
verb [ I or T ]
uk/hɔːd/ us ECONOMICS, FINANCE
to collect a lot of money or objects, sometimes secretly:
A financial crisis can cause people to hoard.
When oil prices rise, the tendency to hoard gold also rises.
hoard
noun [ C ]
uk/hɔːd/ us 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.