entrepôt

or en·tre·pot

[ ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh ]

/ ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ /

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noun, plural en·tre·pôts

[ahn-truh-pohz; French ahn-truh-poh]. /ˈɑn trəˌpoʊz; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ/.

a warehouse.

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

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Origin of entrepôt

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

Words nearby entrepôt

entrench, entrenched, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, entresol, entropic, entropy

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How to use entrepôt in a sentence

When the Mahommedans first invaded that region Ghazni was a wealthy entrepot of the Indian trade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman
The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.
Old Mackinaw|W. P. Strickland.

Chusan was occupied by the Japanese during the Ming dynasty, and served as an important commercial entrepot.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for entrepôt

entrepôt

/ (French ɑ̃trəpo) /

noun

a warehouse for commercial goods

a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty
(as modifier)an entrepôt trade

Word Origin for entrepôt

C18: French, from entreposer to put in, from entre- between, inter- + poser to place (see pose 1); formed on the model of depot

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