What does store mean?
Definitions for store
stɔr, stoʊrstore
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word store.
Princeton's WordNet
shop, store(noun)
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
"he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
store, stock, fund(noun)
a supply of something available for future use
"he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board(noun)
an electronic memory device
"a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store(verb)
a depository for goods
"storehouses were built close to the docks"
store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away(verb)
keep or lay aside for future use
"store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
store(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
store(Noun)
A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
This building used to be a store for old tires.
store(Noun)
A supply held in storage.
We have a large store of beer, in case we're snowed in.
store(Noun)
A place where items may be purchased.
I need to get some milk from the grocery store.
store(Noun)
Memory.
The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time.
store(Verb)
To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
I'll store these books in the attic.
store(Verb)
Write (something) into memory or registers.
This operation stores the result on the stack.
store(Verb)
To remain in good condition while stored.
I don't think that kind of cheese will store well in the refrigerator.
Webster Dictionary
Store(verb)
that which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
a place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail; a shop
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms, ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a ship, of a family
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(adj)
accumulated; hoarded
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
to collect as a reserved supply; to accumulate; to lay away
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
to furnish; to supply; to replenish; esp., to stock or furnish against a future time
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Store(verb)
to deposit in a store, warehouse, or other building, for preservation; to warehouse; as, to store goods
Etymology: [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in + staurare (in comp.) Cf. Instore, Instaurate, Restore, Story a floor.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Store
stōr, n. a hoard or quantity gathered: abundance: a storehouse: any place where goods are sold: (pl.) supplies of provisions, ammunition, &c. for an army or a ship.—v.t. to gather in quantities: to supply: to lay up in store: to hoard: to place in a warehouse.—adj. Stō′rable, capable of being stored.—ns. Stō′rage, the placing in a store: the safe-keeping of goods in a store: the price paid or charged for keeping goods in a store; Store′-farm (Scot.), a stock-farm, a cattle-farm; Store′-farm′er; Store′house, a house for storing goods of any kind: a repository: a treasury; Store′-keep′er, a man who has charge of a store: one who owns a store: (U.S.) any unsaleable article; Stō′rer, one who stores; Store′room, a room in which things are stored: a room in a store; Store′-ship, a vessel used for transporting naval stores.—In store (Shak.), in hoard for future use, ready for supply; Set store by, to value greatly. [O. Fr. estor, estoire—L. instaurāre, to provide.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
store
[prob.: from techspeak main store] In some varieties of Commonwealth hackish, the preferred synonym for core. Thus, bringing a program into store means not that one is returning shrink-wrapped software but that a program is being swapped in.
Etymology and Origins
Store
An Americanism for a shop or warehouse.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'store' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2858
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'store' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3009
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'store' in Nouns Frequency: #791
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'store' in Verbs Frequency: #535
Anagrams for store »
resto
torse
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of store in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of store in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of store in a Sentence
She was so attached to her dad, he would bring her into the store a lot and she was never out of his sight.
They can be put in a refrigerator and stored there, whereas Moderna, and definitely Pfizer, need much colder temperatures to keep their vaccine viable, the fact you can easily store [the Johnson Johnson vaccine] in a doctor's office, pharmacy, etc., could make it more accessible.
If you look at the actual restaurant and the friendly images in the store itself it seems more family oriented but the ads seem more like you’re walking into Hooters. The person behind counter probably wo n’t match the model in the commercial. If consumers were rational they would only buy the product if the product was good, the brand is a promise you make.
They’re not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they’re not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they’re not going to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going to turn on them, they’re going to protest, they’re going to absolutely harass them.
We're planning on reopening, and we want to sell lots and lots of books, we have a store full of awesome stuff.
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Translations for store
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- خزن, متجرArabic
- emmagatzemarCatalan, Valencian
- skladCzech
- lagre, beholdeDanish
- Speicher, Vorrat, Lager, Lagerbestand, lagern, speichernGerman
- παρακαταθήκη, αποθήκη, απόθεμαGreek
- vendejoEsperanto
- almacenar, depósito, conservar, tiendaSpanish
- laduEstonian
- فروشگاهPersian
- varasto, varastoida, tallettaa, säilyäFinnish
- entrepôt, stocker, stock, conserver, magasinFrench
- coinnighIrish
- stòirScottish Gaelic
- almacenarGalician
- दुकानHindi
- boltHungarian
- պահեստArmenian
- tokoIndonesian
- magazzino, deposito, registrare, conservare, scorta, immagazzinare, negozioItalian
- חנותHebrew
- 蓄えるJapanese
- ಅಂಗಡಿKannada
- storeLatin
- maħżen, ħażnaMaltese
- magazijn, voorraad, opslaan, behouden, bewarenDutch
- oppbevare, lagre, lager, forråd, holde (seg)Norwegian
- sklepPolish
- armazenar, depósito, estoque, guardar, lojaPortuguese
- depozit, magazie, stocRomanian
- хранить, сохраниться, хранилище, сохраняться, склад, магазинRussian
- shranitiSlovene
- lagra, lager, förvara, spara, hålla sigSwedish
- магазинUkrainian
- اسٹورUrdu
- kipedöpVolapük
- קראָםYiddish
- 商店Chinese
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