warehouse

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

noun

, plural ware·hous·es [wair, -hou-ziz].

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)

, ware·housed [wair, -houzd], ware·hous·ing [wair, -hou-zing].

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

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 Words From

• mini·warehouse noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of warehouse¹

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

Example Sentences

Commercial property owners say their sales of warehouses and retail spaces shouldn’t be subject to something that was billed as a “mansion tax.”

From Los Angeles Times

These days it takes warehouses full of the latest computers running all day and all night, but the reward is brand new bitcoins for those companies that take part.

From BBC

Its 800 Cesar Chavez project on San Francisco’s waterfront converted an aging warehouse into a large electronic vehicle charging and maintenance facility.

From Los Angeles Times

It looks like she might when she bombs his warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of his director friends, he says, work part-time in warehouses and as taxi drivers.

From BBC