store

[ stawr, stohr ]

/ stɔr, stoʊr /

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noun

an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.

a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store.

a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business.

a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.

stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.

Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse.

quantity, especially great quantity; abundance, or plenty: a rich store of grain.

verb (used with object), stored, stor·ing.

to supply or stock with something, as for future use.

to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually followed by up or away).

to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping.

Computers. to put or retain (data) in a memory unit.

verb (used without object), stored, stor·ing.

to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use.

to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored: Flour stores well.

adjective

bought from a store; commercial: a loaf of store bread.

Nearby words

storage ring, storage tube, storage wall, storax, storax family, store, store and forward, store brand, store bælt, store card, store of value

Idioms

in store,

in readiness or reserve.
about to happen; imminent: There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.

set/lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem: She sets great store by good character.

Origin of store

1225–75; (v.) Middle English storen, aphetic variant of astoren < Old French estorer < Latin instaurāre to set up, renew, equivalent to in- in-² + staur- (akin to Greek staurós across and to steer¹) + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, aphetic variant of astore < Old French estore, derivative of estorer

SYNONYMS FOR store

9 amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.

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Related formsstor·er, nouno·ver·store, verb, o·ver·stored, o·ver·stor·ing.sub·store, nounwell-stored, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for in store

store

/ (stɔː) /

verb

(tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use

(tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping

(tr) to supply, provide, or stock

(intr) to be put into storage

computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device

noun

an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services
(in combination)storefront

a large supply or stock kept for future use
(as modifier)store ship

short for department store

a storage place such as a warehouse or depository
(in combination)storeman

the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store)

a large amount or quantity

computing, mainly British another name for memory (def. 7)

Also called: store pig a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg

an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market
(as modifier)store cattle

in store forthcoming or imminent

lay store by, put store by or set store by to value or reckon as important

Word Origin for store

C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurāre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake

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Idioms and Phrases with in store (1 of 2)

in store

In readiness, in preparation for future use, as in I'm keeping several videos in store for your visit. Edmund Spenser used this idiom in The Faerie Queene (1590): “Then for her son . . . In her own hand the crown she kept in store.” [1300s]

in store for. Forthcoming for, awaiting, as in There's trouble in store for you. [Mid-1600s]

Idioms and Phrases with in store (2 of 2)

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see in store; mind the store; set store by; variety store.

store

noun

verb (used with object), stored, stor·ing.

verb (used without object), stored, stor·ing.

adjective

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store

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