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warehouse

[ noun wair-hous; verb wair-houz, -hous ]

noun

plural warehouses
  1. a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
  2. British. a large retail store.
  3. a building, or a part of one, in which wholesalers keep large stocks of merchandise, which they display and sell to retailers.


verb (used with object)

warehoused warehousing
  1. to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
  2. to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
  3. to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
  4. Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.

warehouse

noun

  1. a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
  2. a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
“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

verb

  1. tr to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warehouse1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; ware 1, house
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Example Sentences

“It’s definitely leaner now. I don’t have the resources I had to stockpile a warehouse filled with wine to get me through.â€

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She has since been able to track down three of the four casks in warehouses, but none is in her name.

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Authorities have created agreements with some mining giants to ensure that they power down their warehouses chock full of computers at times when the grid needs balancing.

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Since then, she’s labored at clothing stores, warehouses and call centers.

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Officials say the club illegally obtained its licence, that it lacked sprinklers, and that the venue was a converted carpet warehouse, whose single emergency exit was locked at the time of the fire.

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