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entrepôt

or en·tre·pot

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

noun

, plural en·tre·pôts [ahn, -tr, uh, -pohz, ah, n, -t, r, uh, -, poh].
  1. a warehouse.
  2. a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.


entrepôt

/ ɑ̃trəpo /

noun

  1. a warehouse for commercial goods
    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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepôt1

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 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepôt1

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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Example Sentences

When the Mahommedans first invaded that region Ghazni was a wealthy entrepot of the Indian trade.

Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.

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 physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.

Chusan was occupied by the Japanese during the Ming dynasty, and served as an important commercial entrepot.

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