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

Improving energy storage time will be critical for making the technology practical and commercially viable.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

"MP3 players were clunky, storage was limited, and managing your music library felt like a chore," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

These days, Apple’s archival materials are held in several humidity-controlled storage facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Photos posted by the department on its Facebook page showed three men and a woman in handcuffs in a storage facility and a storage container about half full with what appeared to be catalytic converters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He looked as though he’d just been about to hibernate, his body plump with food storage, and the chair groaned nervously beneath him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse