stockroom

[stok-room, -roo m]

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noun

a room in which a stock of materials or goods is kept for use or sale.

Origin of stockroom

First recorded in 1815–25; stock + room

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Related Words for stockroom

repertoire, routine, depository, archive, storehouse, cellar, granary, silo, supply, repository, rep, cache, list, range, stunt, bit, depot, store, stock, schtick

Examples from the Web for stockroom

Contemporary Examples of stockroom

His father worked in the stockroom of a Porsche manufacturing company and put his dreams aside to bring home money for his family.
‘The Intouchables’: Omar Sy on the Movie and His Success
Lorenza Muñoz
May 25, 2012

Historical Examples of stockroom

"Go down to the stockroom and tell the skip-man, one more coke," said McLanahan.
Steel
Charles Rumford Walker
Words such as “Bushel girls on pants” or “Stockroom assistants” had signified nothing to her.
The Peace of Roaring River
George van Schaick
Entering the Star building, Penny went directly to the stockroom, wandering about until she found Mr. Curry, the foreman.
The Secret Pact
Mildred A. Wirt
“This looks very much like one of the parts that has been disappearing from the stockroom,” she said, her voice icy.
Guilt of the Brass Thieves
Mildred A. Wirt
It proved resistant to every one of the antibiotics and antiviral agents in the Lancet's stockroom.
Star Surgeon
Alan Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for stockroom

stockroom

noun

a room in which a stock of goods is kept, as in a shop or factory

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