entrepôt

American  

[ahn-truh-poh, ahn-truh-poh] / ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ, ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ /

Or entrepot

noun

entrepôts plural

1. a warehouse.

2. a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.

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entrepôt British  

/ ɑ̃trəpo /

noun

1. a warehouse for commercial goods

2. 1. a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty

   2. ( as modifier )

      an entrepôt trade

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Etymology

Origin of entrepôt

1715–25; < French, equivalent to entre inter- + pôt < Latin positum, noun use of neuter past participle of pōnere to put, place (modeled on dépôt depot )

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse