HOARDING Definition & Meaning

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hoarding

[ hawr-ding ]

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noun

the act of a person or animal that hoards:
Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;
the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.
hoardings, things that are hoarded.

hoarding

[ hawr-ding, hohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
British. a billboard.

hoarding

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɪŋ /

noun

a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road Also called (esp US and Canadian)billboard
a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site

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51�Թ� 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 ��ü�� “hurdle”) + -ing ¹

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51�Թ� 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

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Israeli officials accuse Hamas of hoarding supplies for itself.

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"We are saving as much as possible, just hoarding cash, trying to bulk up our emergency fund," the 32-year-old accountant from Ohio said.

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The 75-year-old said hoarding became a small way to find pleasure in life again after being left a widowed single mum with two teenage children.

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On the next phase, Lawrence's ambitious offload landed over the advertising hoardings rather than in Sleightholme's hands.

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Instead, hoardings of Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and company dominate, as the city is in full swing for the annual Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

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