warehouse

American  

[wair-hous, wair-houz, -hous] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊs, ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

warehouses

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

2. British. a large retail store.

3. 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)

warehoused, warehousing

1. to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.

2. to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.

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

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

warehouse British  

noun

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

2. See bonded warehouse

3. a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment

---

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• miniwarehouse noun

Etymology

Origin of warehouse

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; ware ¹, house

Example Sentences

Costco Wholesale’s stock is poised to produce a bullish chart pattern that hasn’t been seen in nearly three years, just before the membership-based warehouse retailer releases its latest earnings report.

From MarketWatch

The people running our warehouse have been with us 20-plus years.

From MarketWatch

The warehouse club on Thursday posted a profit of $125.9 million, or 96 cents a share, for its quarter ended Jan. 31, compared with $122.7 million, or 92 cents a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, Apple splayed out its latest devices in an industrial New York warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tight aluminum supply is leading consumers to withdraw metal out of exchange warehouses, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal