WAREHOUSING Definition & Meaning

warehousing

[ wair-hou-zing ]

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noun

an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
the pledging as security, to a commercial bank, of a long-term mortgage for a short-term loan.

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noun

stock exchange an attempt to maintain the price of a company's shares or to gain a significant stake in a company without revealing the true identity of the purchaser. Shares are purchased through an insurance company, a unit trust, or nominees

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of warehousing¹

First recorded in 1785–95; warehouse + -ing ¹

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Its tenants include businesses in wholesale trade, manufacturing, warehousing and transportation, retail trade and construction.

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The site is being converted into a logistics facility and industrial park with 6.6 million square feet of warehousing spacing.

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He said tariffs being pursued by the Trump administration don’t bode well for Inland Empire warehousing.

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Their analysis of public records found that warehouses operated by Amazon recorded over 30% more injuries than the warehousing industry average in 2023.

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But in places like Southern California, home to the largest warehousing and logistics operations in the U.S., that’s translated to more activity in the storage and movement of goods.

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