stockroom

[ stok-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room in which a stock of materials or goods is kept for use or sale.

stockroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈstɒkˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which a stock of goods is kept, as in a shop or factory

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockroom¹

First recorded in 1815–25; stock + room

Example Sentences

Affectionately known as “Mr. Bruce” by employees, he started his career in the Nordstrom stockroom and sales floor of the flagship Seattle location.

From Seattle Times

Among other things, the lawsuit accuses Walmart of hiding the cereals in a stockroom, placing them in the baby or clearance sections, and hiking their prices to more than $10 a box.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, with stockrooms filled, those contracts have ended.

From New York Times

If something gets lost at the back of a warehouse or buried in a stockroom, it’s shrink.

From Los Angeles Times

It crashed through the front of his 3,600-square-foot store, flowing back to the stockrooms, destroying the Nike sneakers — $130 to $140 a pair — that he was going to release Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

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