store

[ stawr, stohr ]

/ stɔr, stoʊr /

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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.

Nearby words

storage ring, storage tube, storage wall, storax, storax family, store, store and forward, store brand, store bælt, store card, store of value

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

SYNONYMS FOR store

9 amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.

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Related forms

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

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But when he saw that all his neighbours were also heading to the stores for stocks, he changed his mind.
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You know, looking after the stores and all that sort of thing.
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His stores of oatmeal were brought out, kine were slaughtered; and a rude and hasty meal was set before the numerous guests.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Here came great fleets of junks from China laden with stores.
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The next place, a village of perhaps twenty or thirty houses and half a dozen stores, was soon reached.
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So long as the stores were carried in the boats, the Indians had been cheerful and docile, and easy to manage.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for stores (1 of 2)

stores

/ (stɔːz) /

pl n

a supply or stock of something, esp essentials, for a specific purposethe ship's stores

munitions slung externally on a military aircraft airframe

British Dictionary definitions for stores (2 of 2)

store

/ (stɔː) /

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

Derived Forms

storable, adjective

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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Idioms and Phrases with stores

store

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

store

noun

verb (used with object), stored, stor·ing.

verb (used without object), stored, stor·ing.

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stores (1 of 2)

stores

pl n

British Dictionary definitions for stores (2 of 2)

store

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