warehousing

American  

[wair-hou-zing] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.

2. the pledging as security, to a commercial bank, of a long-term mortgage for a short-term loan.

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warehousing British  

/ ˈwɛəˌhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. stock exchange an attempt to maintain the price of a company's shares or to gain a significant stake in a company without revealing the true identity of the purchaser. Shares are purchased through an insurance company, a unit trust, or nominees

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Etymology

Origin of warehousing

First recorded in 1785–95; warehouse + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They said the design went "beyond a utilitarian warehousing development" and approved the plan.

From BBC

Transportation and warehousing slumped as well, while employment in leisure and hospitality tumbled by 27,000 jobs from January.

From Barron's

She also reported on Amazon, with a focus on the company's extensive warehousing and logistics operations, at Business Insider and The Seattle Times.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Pumphrey in recent years helped turn the warehousing hub of Douglas County into a magnet for data centers, he saw a surge in pleas for advice from local officials elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

The construction and manufacturing sectors also took on new workers, while employers cut jobs in government, finance, information and transportation and warehousing.

From The Wall Street Journal