storage

American  

[stawr-ij, stohr-] / ˈstɔr ɪdʒ, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of storing; state or fact of being stored.

   All my furniture is in storage.

2. capacity or space for storing.

3. a place, as a room or building, for storing.

4. Computers. memory.

5. the price charged for storing goods.

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storage British  

/ ˈstɔːrɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act of storing or the state of being stored

2. space or area reserved for storing

3. a charge made for storing

4. computing

   1. the act or process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape, disk, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a storage device

      storage capacity

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storage Idioms  

1. see in cold storage.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstorage noun
• prestorage noun

Etymology

Origin of storage

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Example Sentences

Since rolling out the tiny recording devices in 2015, the city has spent millions of dollars, both on the body cameras themselves and data storage for the digital files.

From Los Angeles Times

Investors who buy physical coins and bars should consider secure storage and will pay dealers a small percentage above or below spot prices when they buy and a sell, which adds to the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This eased concerns of supply tightness amid low gas storage levels.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It also wants more batteries and other storage systems, to be able to make use of solar energy outside of sunny periods.

From BBC

The latest amendment to the Transatlantic Returns Treaty means only artefacts on public display have to be returned - and Western museums are now busy wrapping up objects and putting them into storage.

From BBC

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse