warehouse

[ noun wair-hous; verb wair-houz, -hous ]

/ noun ˈwɛərˌhaʊs; verb ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural ware·hous·es [wair-hou-ziz] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.

British. a large retail store.

a building, or a part of one, in which wholesalers keep large stocks of merchandise, which they display and sell to retailers.

verb (used with object), ware·housed [wair-houzd] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/, ware·hous·ing [wair-hou-zing] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/.

to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.

to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.

to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.

Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.

Nearby words

wardrobe trunk, wardroom, wardship, ware, warehou, warehouse, warehouse receipt, warehouseman, warehouser, warehousing, wareroom

Origin of warehouse

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at ware¹, house

Related formsmin·i·ware·house, noun

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Examples from the Web for warehouse

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The next step was to steal one of the six pound tuna cans from the warehouse.
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I worked in a warehouse packing surf supplies, a restaurant washing dishes, in retail, and I was a “sandwich artist” at Subway.
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They are then packed according to their number, in bags, and carried into the warehouse.
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We are approaching the warehouse now and we must not 23let the watchmen see us.
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A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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It was up three flights of stairs backward, at an Italian warehouse.
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Mr. Jarvis accepted the papers which his junior passed him, and departed into the warehouse.
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British Dictionary definitions for warehouse

warehouse

noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs)

a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale

See bonded warehouse

mainly British a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment

verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs)

(tr) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse

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Word Origin and History for warehouse (1 of 2)

warehouse

mid-14c., from ware (n.) + house. Cf. Dutch warenhuis, German warenhaus. Meaning "large impersonal institution" is American English colloquial, first attested 1970.

Word Origin and History for warehouse (1 of 2)

warehouse

1799, from warehouse (n.). In the colloquial sense from 1972. Related: Warehoused; warehousing.

warehouse

noun, plural ware·hous·es [wair-hou-ziz] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/.

verb (used with object), ware·housed [wair-houzd] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/, ware·hous·ing [wair-hou-zing] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for warehouse

warehouse

noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs)

verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs)

Word Origin and History for warehouse (1 of 2)

warehouse

Word Origin and History for warehouse (1 of 2)

warehouse