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store

[ stawr ]

noun

  1. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
  2. a grocery:

    We need bread and milk from the store.

  3. a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business.
  4. a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.
  5. stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.
  6. Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse.
  7. quantity, especially great quantity; abundance, or plenty:

    a rich store of grain.



verb (used with object)

stored, storing.
  1. to supply or stock with something, as for future use.
  2. to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually followed by up or away ).

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping.
  4. Computers. to put or retain (data) in a memory unit.

verb (used without object)

stored, storing.
  1. to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use.
  2. to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored:

    Flour stores well.

adjective

  1. bought from a store; commercial:

    a loaf of store bread.

store

/ ²õ³Ùɔː /

verb

  1. tr to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use
  2. tr to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping
  3. tr to supply, provide, or stock
  4. intr to be put into storage
  5. computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services
    2. ( in combination )

      storefront

    1. a large supply or stock kept for future use
    2. ( as modifier )

      store ship

  1. short for department store
    1. a storage place such as a warehouse or depository
    2. ( in combination )

      storeman

  2. the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store )
  3. a large amount or quantity
  4. computing another name for memory
  5. Also calledstore pig a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg
    1. an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market
    2. ( as modifier )

      store cattle

  6. in store
    forthcoming or imminent
  7. lay store by or put store by or set store by
    to value or reckon as important
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³ÙŽÇ°ù²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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  • ²õ³ÙŽÇ°ùİù noun
  • ŽÇv±ð°ù·²õ³ÙŽÇ°ù±ð verb overstored overstoring
  • ²õ³Ü²ús³ÙŽÇ°ù±ð noun
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-²õ³ÙŽÇ°ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of store1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English verb storen, shortening of astoren, from Old French estorer, from Latin Ÿ±²Ô²õ³Ù²¹³Ü°ùÄå°ù±ð “to repeat, start over, set up,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + combining form staur- (akin to Greek ²õ³Ù²¹³Ü°ùó²õ “pole, cross” and Old Norse staurr “pole”) + -Äå°ù±ð infinitive suffix; noun derived from the verb; in- 2, steer 1, restore
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of store1

C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin Ÿ±²Ô²õ³Ù²¹³Ü°ùÄå°ù±ð to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. in store,
    1. in readiness or reserve.
    2. about to happen; imminent:

      There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.

  2. set / lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem:

    She sets great store by good character.

More idioms and phrases containing store

see in store ; mind the store ; set store by ; variety store .
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Example Sentences

Canada and Mexico were excluded from both the baseline and “reciprocal” tariffs, which could ease the effect at the grocery store.

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Prices for some products in U.S. stores, such as avocados, tomatoes and other produce from Mexico, may rise within a matter of days.

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To be fair, tarragon is often oddly hard to find in grocery stores near me.

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“It was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life,” Grant said of running the store.

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Consumers probably will start to see higher prices on imported products ranging from alcohol to electronics in stores within a few weeks, Negron said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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