store

[stawr, stohr]

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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.

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

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

Synonyms for store

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9. amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.

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Related Words for store

stock, box, magazine, depot, bank, shop, emporium, boutique, outlet, market, supermarket, deli, showroom, drugstore, save, hoard, hide, stash, freeze, accumulate

Examples from the Web for store

Contemporary Examples of store

It's nothing for someone to walk up to me in the store or at a restaurant and ask for an autograph or speak to me.
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And lo, Snowballs—underpants which can hold a flexible gel pack that you store in the freezer—was born.
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December 22, 2014
If you need to store the bottle in the fridge, let it warm up for a few minutes on the counter before serving.
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Kayleigh Kulp
December 20, 2014
This return scam involved purchasing broken electronics off the auction site and then buying new items off store shelves.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks
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December 19, 2014
They would go to the store with a repackaged and shrink-wrapped broken item inside a new box and return it for full value.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks
M.L. Nestel
December 19, 2014

Historical Examples of store

No; I left him here, while I went to the store for a new hatchet.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Stepping into the store, he attracted the attention of the proprietor.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
"You are trifling, Smithson," the owner of the store exclaimed, in high exasperation.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Mary regarded the owner of the store with grave questioning in her violet eyes.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
What has all this to do with the question of theft in the store?
Within the Law
Marvin Dana

British Dictionary definitions for store

store

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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Word Origin and History for store

mid-13c., "to supply or stock," from Old French estorer "erect, furnish, store," from Latin instaurare "restore," from in- "in" + -staurare, from a noun cognate with Greek stauros "pole, stake" (see steer (v.)). The meaning "to keep in store for future use" (1550s) probably is a back-formation from store (n.).

c.1300, "that with which a household, camp, etc. is stored," from store (v.). Sense of "sufficient supply (of anything)" is attested from late 15c. The meaning "place where goods are kept for sale" is first recorded 1721 in American English (British prefers shop). Stores "articles and equipment for an army" is from 1630s. In store "laid up for future use" (also of events, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Store-bought is attested from 1952, American English; earlier store-boughten (1883).

Idioms and Phrases with store

store

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