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.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for stored

reserved, saved, hoarded

Examples from the Web for stored

Contemporary Examples of stored

Fleeting moments are captured and stored, whether we want them to be or not.
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Tauriq Moosa
December 28, 2014
This can also be prepared a few days in advance and stored, covered, in the fridge.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls
Carla Hall
December 25, 2014
Champagnes are only required to be stored for 15 months before being shipped.
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong
Kayleigh Kulp
December 20, 2014
Letters would not be hidden away in bedrooms but stored on cell phones.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 16, 2014
Or it can release energy that has been stored up (potentially less expensive).
Adding Vehicles to the Grid
The Daily Beast
October 8, 2014

Historical Examples of stored

Don't you think I might find some stored away in the cellar, for instance?
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
You shall be reckless as you like—but without your stored energy surplus to harm you.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Winter pears, however, may be stored, for they keep like apples.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
How should a cellar in which foods is to be stored be built and cared for?
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
These drinks I accepted with gratitude, as also the cigars with which his pockets were stored.
American Notes
Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for stored

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 stored

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.).

store

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 stored

store

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