pile
noun [ C ]
uk/paɪl/ usa large amount of something:
a pile of cash/money
consumers with piles of credit card debt
I have piles of paperwork to finish.
at the bottom/top of the pile
at the bottom or top of a group of competing things:
Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile.
See also
cash pile
stockpile noun
pile
verb
uk/paɪl/ uspile it high, sell it cheap
COMMERCE
said when a store sells large amounts of a product at cheap prices, without spending effort or money on displays, advertising, etc.:
The discount grocer is once again thriving at the pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap end of the market.