Definitions for warehouseˈwɛərˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ware•houseˈwɛərˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪz(n.; v.)(pl.)-hous•es; -housed, -hous•ing.
(n.)a building for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
Category: Business
any large and usu. public custodial institution for the confinement of the mentally ill, the aged, etc.
(v.t.)to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
Category: Business
to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
Category: Commerce
to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
Category: Business
to confine (the mentally ill, the aged, etc.) in large custodial institutions.
Category: Sociology
(of a landlord) to keep (an apartment) vacant prior to a conversion to cooperative or condominium so as to bring a higher price from a nonresident.
Origin of warehouse:
1300–50
Princeton's WordNet
warehouse, storage warehouse(verb)
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
warehouse(verb)
store in a warehouse
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
warehouse(noun)ˈwɛərˌhaʊs; v. -ˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs
a large building for storing goods
a warehouse near the harbor
Wiktionary
warehouse(Noun)
A place for storing large amounts of products (wares). In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.
warehouse(Verb)
To store, as in a warehouse.
warehouse(Verb)
To confine people to institutions for long-term periods.
warehouse(Noun)
Plural form of warehouseman.
Webster Dictionary
Warehouse(noun)
a storehouse for wares, or goods
Warehouse(verb)
to deposit or secure in a warehouse
Warehouse(verb)
to place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid
Translations for warehouse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- pakhuisAfrikaans
- مَخْزَن بَضائِع، مُسْتَوْدَعArabic
- складBulgarian
- armazémPortuguese (BR)
- skladCzech
- das LagerhausGerman
- lager; -lagerDanish
- απ����θήκηGreek
- almacén, depósitoSpanish
- laduEstonian
- فروشگاهFarsi
- varastoFinnish
- entrepôtFrench
- מַחסָןHebrew
- गोदामHindi
- robna kućaCroatian
- raktárHungarian
- gudangIndonesian
- vörugeymsla/-húsIcelandic
- magazzino, depositoItalian
- 倉庫Japanese
- 창고Korean
- (prekių) sandėlisLithuanian
- (preču) noliktavaLatvian
- gudangMalay
- pakhuisDutch
- lager(bygning)Norwegian
- magazynPolish
- depósito de mercadoriasPortuguese
- depozit (de mărfuri/de materiale)Romanian
- складRussian
- skladSlovak
- skladiščeSlovenian
- skladišteSerbian
- magasin, lagerlokalSwedish
- โกดังเก็บสินค้าThai
- depo, ambarTurkish
- 倉庫Chinese (Trad.)
- товарний склад; пакгаузUkrainian
- گودامUrdu
- nhà khoVietnamese
- 仓库Chinese (Simp.)
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