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What does "hoard" mean? Does it have a negative nuance?

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Rebecca

"Hoard" refers to obtaining and keeping many items and/or many of one type of item. "Hoard" has a negative nuance because it implies that someone who "hoards" items never gets rid of them, even when they should, or that they are "greedy". Ex: My mom hoards notebooks, she has hundreds of them.

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