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warehouse
[ noun wair-hous; verb wair-houz, -hous ]
noun
- a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- British. a large retail store.
- 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)
- to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
- to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
- to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
- Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.
warehouse
noun
- a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
- See bonded warehouse
- a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
verb
- tr to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·ɲhdzܲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of warehouse1
Example Sentences
Data centres are the vast warehouses that house stacks of computers that store and process data used by websites, companies and governments.
"The first alarm bell was when we went to the warehouse and it only had the cargo, nothing else. It was a rented warehouse, no company name," he recalls.
"And if it doesn't get sorted out, them I'm going to sell down the inventory that I have in my warehouse and pray."
This includes overseeing software that firefighting crews use to request equipment — everything from fire-resistant clothing to hoses — from the agency’s warehouses so first responders have uninterrupted access to lifesaving equipment.
Proudfoot said that naming opportunities for the brass, woodwind and piano shop, as well as other parts of the warehouse, are available to future donors.
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