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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ware•hous•ing (wâr′hou′zing),USA pronunciation n. - Businessan act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
- Businessthe pledging as security, to a commercial bank, of a long-term mortgage for a short-term loan.
- warehouse + -ing1 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: warehousing /ˈwɛəˌhaʊzɪŋ/ n - an attempt to maintain the price of a company's shares or to gain a significant stake in a company without revealing the true identity of the purchaser. Shares are purchased through an insurance company, a unit trust, or nominees
ware•house /n. ˈwɛrˌhaʊs; v. -ˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation n., v., -housed, -hous•ing. n. [countable] - Businessa building for the storage of goods or merchandise.
v. [~ + object] - Businessto place, deposit, or store in a warehouse:to warehouse goods.
- Sociologyto confine (the mentally ill, the aged, etc.) in large institutions.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ware•house (n. wâr′hous′;v. wâr′houz′, -hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es (-hou′ziz),USA pronunciation v., -housed, -hous•ing. n. - Businessa building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- British Termsa large retail store.
- Businessa building, or a part of one, in which wholesalers keep large stocks of merchandise, which they display and sell to retailers.
v.t. - Businessto place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
- Communicationsto set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
- to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
- Psychiatry, Informal Terms[Informal.]to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see ware1, house
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: warehouse n /ˈwɛəˌhaʊs/- a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale
- See bonded warehouse
- chiefly Brit a large commercial, esp wholesale, establishment
vb /ˈwɛəˌhaʊz; -ˌhaʊs/- (transitive) to store or place in a warehouse, esp a bonded warehouse
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