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self-storage

American  
[self-stawr-ij, -stohr-] / sɛlfˈstɔr ɪdʒ, -ˈstoʊr- /

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.


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Sanchez was particularly incensed when an 11-acre plot in the city’s Manton neighborhood, on a largely residential street, became a single-story self-storage facility with long rows of garage doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The largest self-storage brand in the U.S. has been based in Southern California since its founding in 1972 in El Cajon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Storage Café included a quirky data point echoing its company’s business focus, self-storage facilities.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

B. Wayne Hughes, a self-storage billionaire and Trump donor, built up American Homes 4 Rent, now known as AMH, with money from the Alaska Permanent Fund, which invests the state’s oil royalties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

She had her collection of antique Indian jewelry, which she kept in a self-storage locker.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls