Warehouse
noun, plural warehouses
[wair-hou-ziz] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/ (Show IPA)
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 [wair-houzd] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/ (Show IPA), warehousing [wair-hou-zing] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA)
4.
to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
5.
to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
6.
to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
7.
Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.
noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs)
1.
a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
2.
See bonded warehouse
3.
(mainly Brit) a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz; -ˌhaʊs)
4.
(transitive) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse
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Read Also:
- Warehouse club
noun a retail business situated in a warehouse or similarly large building, offering a wide variety of (mainly bulk) goods at discounted prices to members of its club; also, the club itself; also called warehouse store
- Warehouseman
[wair-hous-muh n] /ˈwɛərˌhaʊs mən/ noun, plural warehousemen. 1. a person who stores goods for others for pay. 2. a person who is employed in or who manages a warehouse. warehouseman /ˈwɛəˌhaʊsmən/ noun (pl) -men 1. a person who manages, is employed in, or owns a warehouse
- Warehouser
noun 1. warehouseman. 2. a person or company operating a warehouse or its services. 3. a wholesaler with a large building for display and sale of goods.
- Warehouse-receipt
noun 1. a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
- Warehouse store
noun See big-box store See warehouse club