storage

American  

[stawr-ij, stohr-] / ˈstɔr ɪdʒ, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of storing; state or fact of being stored.

   All my furniture is in storage.

2. capacity or space for storing.

3. a place, as a room or building, for storing.

4. Computers. memory.

5. the price charged for storing goods.

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storage British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of storing or the state of being stored

2. space or area reserved for storing

3. a charge made for storing

4. computing

   1. the act or process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape, disk, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a storage device

      storage capacity

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storage Idioms  

1. see in cold storage.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Etymology

Origin of storage

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Example Sentences

Several times a month, tankers unload tens of thousands of barrels of oil products at a Turkish storage terminal in the port city of Mersin.

From The Wall Street Journal

When backed by cost-effective storage batteries, those alternative energies now provide the quickest, most affordable means to expand electrical infrastructure in developed and developing nations.

From Salon

Public power company PPC has promised more than five billion euros of investment in solar panel parks, data centres and energy storage units in the region over the next three years.

From Barron's

Detectives later obtained search warrants for Buzzard’s home, a storage unit and the rental vehicle tied to the road trip.

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, they can carry added costs in terms of storage and insurance.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse