ware·house (wâr hous )n. 1. A place in which goods or merchandise are stored; a storehouse. 2. A large, usually wholesale shop. tr.v. also (-houz ) ware·housed, ware·hous·ing, ware·hous·es 1. To place or store in a warehouse, especially in a bonded or government warehouse. 2. To institutionalize (people) in usually deficient housing and in conditions in which medical, educational, psychiatric, and social services are below par or absent: "has felt forced to warehouse hundreds of children in temporary shelters" (Justine Wise Polier). ware houser (-houz r) n. |
warehouse
n [ˈwɛəˌhaʊs]
1. (Business / Commerce) a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
2. (Business / Commerce) See bonded warehouse
3. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
vb [ˈwɛəˌhaʊz -ˌhaʊs]
(Business / Commerce) (tr) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  warehouse - a storehouse for goods and merchandisegodown - (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" |
| Verb | 1. | warehouse - store in a warehouse store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" |
warehouse
noun store, depot, storehouse, repository, depository, stockroom He worked in a freight warehouse, lifting and carrying heavy loads.
Translations
warehouse [ˈwɛərhaʊs] n → entrepôt m
warehouse club n grande surface qui, pour une adhésion annuelle, vend ses produits en vrac à prix réduits
warehouse club n grande surface qui, pour une adhésion annuelle, vend ses produits en vrac à prix réduits
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