store

[stawr]

noun

1. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.

2. a grocery.

   We need bread and milk from the store.

3. a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business.

4. a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.

5. stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.

6. Chiefly British.,  a storehouse or warehouse.

7. quantity, especially great quantity; abundance, or plenty.

   a rich store of grain.

verb (used with object)

stored, storing 

1. to supply or stock with something, as for future use.

2. to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually followed by up oraway ).

   Synonyms: stockpile, hoard, husband, save, amass

3. to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping.

4. Computers.,  to put or retain (data) in a memory unit.

verb (used without object)

stored, storing 

1. to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use.

2. to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored.

   Flour stores well.

adjective

1. bought from a store; commercial.

   a loaf of store bread.

store

/ stɔː /

verb

1. (tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use

2. (tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping

3. (tr) to supply, provide, or stock

4. (intr) to be put into storage

5. computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device

noun

1. 1. an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services

   2. ( in combination )

      storefront

2. 1. a large supply or stock kept for future use

   2. ( as modifier )

      store ship

3. short for department store

4. 1. a storage place such as a warehouse or depository

   2. ( in combination )

      storeman

5. the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store )

6. a large amount or quantity

7. computing another name for memory

8. Also called: store pig. a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg

9. 1. an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market

   2. ( as modifier )

      store cattle

10. forthcoming or imminent

11. to value or reckon as important

Other Word Forms

• storer noun
• overstore verb
• substore noun
• well-stored adjective
• storable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of store¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English verb storen, shortening of astoren, from Old French estorer, from Latin instaurāre “to repeat, start over, set up,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + combining form staur- (akin to Greek staurós “pole, cross” and Old Norse staurr “pole”) + -āre infinitive suffix; noun derived from the verb; in- ², steer ¹, restore

Word History and Origins

Origin of store¹

C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurāre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in store,

   1. in readiness or reserve.

   2. about to happen; imminent.

      There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.

2. set / lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem.

   She sets great store by good character.

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

Example Sentences

Carved into their uniforms and the store’s façade is “eBay” — the secondhand e-commerce company collaborated with Roan to curate an array of trinkets and garments suited for the show.

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Deputies discovered the victim, a resident of North Carolina, and Govantes acting suspiciously and loitering outside a Sephora store in Chino Hills on Saturday afternoon, according to deputies.

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If it were a stable store of value, its price wouldn’t skyrocket any more than it would collapse.

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Creditors, including in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, claim billions of euros from Signa, whose vast portfolio used to include New York's Chrysler Building and several prestigious department store chains in Europe.

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The blanks for his three-piece flatware set, Traynor tells me over the phone, are based on a set of Korean flatware he unearthed, piece-by-piece, serendipitously, from those terrifying thrift store cutlery bins.

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Related Words

• boutique 
• chain store 
• convenience store 
• deli 
• department store 
• discount store 
• drugstore 
• emporium 
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• market 
• outlet 
• shop 
• shopping center 
• showroom 
• supermarket