entrepôt

American  

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

Or entrepot

noun

plural

entrepôts

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 )

Example Sentences

But its history shows the current battle for the strait is just the latest iteration of a centuries-old fight to control the critical trade entrepôt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

In time, America became such an entrepôt among these continents that an eighteenth-century visitor, lending this show its title and theme, called Mexico City ‘the archive of the world.’

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Los Angeles is also a major metropolitan entrepôt, and that means a steady supply of new visitors, people who want to experience a mostly invisible business — filmmaking — in a tangible way.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2022

Sure, New Orleans sits near the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River and is an important entrepôt and site for export of raw materials, agricultural commodities chemicals, and petroleum products.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2017

The long peace, the safety of the seas, and the freedom of trade, had made Rome the entrepôt for the peculiar products and the delicacies of every land from the British Channel to the Ganges.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

Related Words

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