warehouse
Americannoun
plural
warehouses-
a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
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British. a large retail store.
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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)
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to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
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to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
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to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
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Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.
noun
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a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
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See bonded warehouse
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a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
verb
Other Word Forms
- miniwarehouse noun
Etymology
Origin of warehouse
Example Sentences
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In a corner of a large warehouse in London operated by the homelessness charity Crisis, a group of workers gather once a week to pack soap products for a new business — Amplify Goods.
From BBC
North Brooklyn, once better known for warehouses and affordable housing, was turning into a nightlife hot spot.
Retailers are expecting favorable deals as they kick off talks next month for ocean shipping contracts that link factories in Asia to warehouses in America.
It requires predicting trends, washing garments based on specific needs, repairing some of them and, unlike most e-commerce companies, covering the costs to ship items both to customers and then back to warehouses.
Apple is adding more manufacturing at the site, planning to turn an empty warehouse there into an assembly line to make Mac Mini desktop computers.
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