Meaning & use
warehouse
A large building used for storing goods, materials, or equipment before they are sold or distributed.
See it in a sentence
Thousands of packages were sorted every night inside the busy distribution warehouse.
The old warehouse by the docks was converted into loft apartments last year.
A note on using this word
Warehouse can also be used as a verb meaning to store goods, as in 'the company warehouses its inventory overseas'.
Words with a similar meaning
storehousedepot
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To store goods or materials in a warehouse.
The retailer warehouses its seasonal stock in a facility outside the city.
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