entrepôt

American  

[ahn-truh-poh, ahn-truh-poh] / ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ, ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ /

Or entrepot

noun

plural

entrepôts

1. a warehouse.

2. a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.

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entrepôt British  

/ ɑ̃trəpo /

noun

1. a warehouse for commercial goods

2. 1. a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty

   2. ( as modifier )

      an entrepôt trade

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Etymology

Origin of entrepôt

1715–25; < French, equivalent to entre inter- + pôt < Latin positum, noun use of neuter past participle of pōnere to put, place (modeled on dépôt depot )

Example Sentences

But its history shows the current battle for the strait is just the latest iteration of a centuries-old fight to control the critical trade entrepôt.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Strait of Hormuz has been a critical trading entrepôt for centuries, a passageway between the Persian and Oman gulfs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The limitations of those routes have forced Iran and Hezbollah to lean more heavily on alternatives like Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ increasingly important global financial entrepôt that Tehran has long used to launder funds and evade sanctions, said the people familiar with the matter, who include a senior U.S. official.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past few years, the Emirati leaders have seized opportunities presented by various calamities — including the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine — to cement their nation’s status as a triumphant entrepôt, where British multimillionaires mingle with Russian oligarchs and Indian tycoons.

From New York Times

In time, America became such an entrepôt among these continents that an eighteenth-century visitor, lending this show its title and theme, called Mexico City ‘the archive of the world.’

From New York Times

Related Words

• cache
• depot
• repository
• stockpile
• storehouse