bonded warehouse

noun

1. a warehouse for goods held in bond by the government.

bonded warehouse

noun

1. a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonded warehouse¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The duty on this would amount to about 150, and this has to be paid before the tobacco is removed from the bonded warehouse.

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His peculiar “racket” is to break open some first-class business house, a bonded warehouse, or the vaults of a bank.

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Officers of the United States are stationed at the bonded warehouse during business hours.

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There are four immense buildings, of a great many roofs, something like the large tobacco bonded warehouse at the London Docks.

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He was to pack everything and store it in a bonded warehouse, where it should remain until he had taken root abroad.

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