warehouse

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

/ noun ˈwɛərˌhaʊs; verb ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural ware·hous·es [wair-hou-ziz]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.

British. a large retail store.

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], /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/, ware·hous·ing [wair-hou-zing]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/.

to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.

to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.

to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.

Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.

Origin of warehouse

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at ware¹, house

OTHER WORDS FROM warehouse

min·i·ware·house, noun

Words nearby warehouse

wardroom, -wards, wardship, ware, warehou, warehouse, warehouseman, warehouser, warehouse receipt, warehousing, wareroom

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Example sentences from the Web for warehouse

You don’t want to start coming up with a plan when the vaccine is sitting in a warehouse.
What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?|Kate Baggaley|September 4, 2020|Popular Science
When the mortgage is funded, the paper records get boxed, stamped with a bar code, and go into the lender’s warehouse.
First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage|Shawn Tully|September 2, 2020|Fortune
The purpose of hanging phones in trees is to trick Amazon’s dispatch mechanism into believing the drivers are closer to a warehouse or store than they really are.
The bizarre reason Amazon drivers are hanging phones in trees near Whole Foods|Jeff|September 1, 2020|Fortune
Amazon and its warehouse workers have a history of clashing.
After public outcry, Amazon deletes listings for 2 intelligence jobs that involved tracking ‘labor organizing threats’|rhhackettfortune|September 1, 2020|Fortune

The reason that e-commerce is so expensive, he said, is because of the warehouse costs and the costs of human labor, which also has a lot of inefficiencies.
‘E-commerce is expensive’: How invisible technology and infrastructure overhauls will save retail|Kayleigh Barber|August 31, 2020|Digiday
But much of that gear went missing from the warehouse before the Kiev unit ever saw action.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The school itself could easily be mistaken for a warehouse or a big box national retail chain.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own|Robert Silverman|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next step was to steal one of the six pound tuna cans from the warehouse.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Warehouse farms might be the answer to the global food crisis.
America’s Next Agricultural Revolution Will Happen Indoors|Sarah Kunst|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I worked in a warehouse packing surf supplies, a restaurant washing dishes, in retail, and I was a “sandwich artist” at Subway.
Margot Robbie on ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and the Perils of Having Sex On Top of a Pile of Cash|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are then packed according to their number, in bags, and carried into the warehouse.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
We are approaching the warehouse now and we must not 23let the watchmen see us.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures|Frances Trego Montgomery
A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
It was up three flights of stairs backward, at an Italian warehouse.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]|Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Jarvis accepted the papers which his junior passed him, and departed into the warehouse.
The Lighted Way|E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for warehouse

warehouse

noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs)

a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale

See bonded warehouse

mainly British a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment

verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs)

(tr) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse

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单词	warehouse
释义	warehouse [ noun wair-hous; verb wair-houz, -hous ] / noun ˈwɛərˌhaʊs; verb ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR warehouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ware·hous·es [wair-hou-ziz]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/. a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc. British. a large retail store. 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], /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/, ware·hous·ing [wair-hou-zing]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/. to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse. to set aside or accumulate, as for future use. to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid. Informal. to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care. Origin of warehouse Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at ware¹, house OTHER WORDS FROM warehouse min·i·ware·house, noun Words nearby warehouse wardroom, -wards, wardship, ware, warehou, warehouse, warehouseman, warehouser, warehouse receipt, warehousing, wareroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for warehouse You don’t want to start coming up with a plan when the vaccine is sitting in a warehouse. What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?\|Kate Baggaley\|September 4, 2020\|Popular Science When the mortgage is funded, the paper records get boxed, stamped with a bar code, and go into the lender’s warehouse. First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage\|Shawn Tully\|September 2, 2020\|Fortune The purpose of hanging phones in trees is to trick Amazon’s dispatch mechanism into believing the drivers are closer to a warehouse or store than they really are. The bizarre reason Amazon drivers are hanging phones in trees near Whole Foods\|Jeff\|September 1, 2020\|Fortune Amazon and its warehouse workers have a history of clashing. After public outcry, Amazon deletes listings for 2 intelligence jobs that involved tracking ‘labor organizing threats’\|rhhackettfortune\|September 1, 2020\|Fortune The reason that e-commerce is so expensive, he said, is because of the warehouse costs and the costs of human labor, which also has a lot of inefficiencies. ‘E-commerce is expensive’: How invisible technology and infrastructure overhauls will save retail\|Kayleigh Barber\|August 31, 2020\|Digiday But much of that gear went missing from the warehouse before the Kiev unit ever saw action. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military\|Charles McPhedran\|October 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The school itself could easily be mistaken for a warehouse or a big box national retail chain. Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own\|Robert Silverman\|August 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The next step was to steal one of the six pound tuna cans from the warehouse. Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison\|Daniel Genis\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Warehouse farms might be the answer to the global food crisis. America’s Next Agricultural Revolution Will Happen Indoors\|Sarah Kunst\|April 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I worked in a warehouse packing surf supplies, a restaurant washing dishes, in retail, and I was a “sandwich artist” at Subway. Margot Robbie on ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and the Perils of Having Sex On Top of a Pile of Cash\|Marlow Stern\|January 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They are then packed according to their number, in bags, and carried into the warehouse. Travels Through North America, v. 1-2\|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach We are approaching the warehouse now and we must not 23let the watchmen see us. Billy Whiskers' Adventures\|Frances Trego Montgomery A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership. The Devil's Dictionary\|Ambrose Bierce It was up three flights of stairs backward, at an Italian warehouse. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]\|Benjamin Franklin Mr. Jarvis accepted the papers which his junior passed him, and departed into the warehouse. The Lighted Way\|E. Phillips Oppenheim British Dictionary definitions for warehouse warehouse noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs) a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale See bonded warehouse mainly British a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs) (tr) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to warehouse bin, shed, repository, stockpile, depository, depot, establishment, store, barn, storehouse, stockroom
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warehouse

noun, plural ware·hous·es [wair-hou-ziz]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪz/.

verb (used with object), ware·housed [wair-houzd], /ˈwɛərˌhaʊzd/, ware·hous·ing [wair-hou-zing]. /ˈwɛərˌhaʊ zɪŋ/.

Origin of warehouse

OTHER WORDS FROM warehouse

Words nearby warehouse

Example sentences from the Web for warehouse

British Dictionary definitions for warehouse

noun (ˈwɛəˌhaʊs)

verb (ˈwɛəˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs)

Words related to warehouse