storage

American  

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

noun

storages plural

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

Derived Forms

• nonstorage
  noun
• prestorage
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• storages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of storage

First recorded in 1605–15; store + -age

Explanation

Storage refers to storing something, like in a basement or attic. People keep all sorts of things in storage — from fur coats to bowling trophies. When you store something, you put it away somewhere safe, so storage is the act of storing. Squirrels gather nuts and put them in storage by hiding them. A grocery store might use a stockroom for storage. If you have canned food in the basement, that's storage. Some storage is for emergencies, while other storage is for things you might want to look at another time, like old photos. Things in storage are being saved for later.

Example Sentences

The fund also invested undisclosed amounts into Databricks, a data storage company that has also been a longtime client of JPMorgan’s investment bank to raise stock and borrow debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The costumes all originated in London or New York, but they’ve been traveling from city to city in storage “gondolas” since the current tour started in 2023, requiring constant repairs and touch-ups from local stitchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

"Farmers need a farmyard and storage space, and it's crucial that the farm includes those facilities."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Power generation, storage, beam control and thermal management have matured to a point where directed energy is no longer purely a laboratory proposition.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Then the reactor core and spent fuel storage are flooded with enough water to submerge the area to a depth of about 30 feet.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse