warehouse

pronunciation

How to pronounce warehouse in British English: UK [ˈweəhaʊs]word uk audio image

How to pronounce warehouse in American English: US [ˈwerhaʊs] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
  • Verb:
    store in a warehouse

Word Origin

warehouse (n.)
mid-14c., from ware (n.) + house. Compare Dutch warenhuis, German warenhaus. Meaning "large impersonal institution" is American English colloquial, first attested 1970.
warehouse (v.)
1799, "deposit or secure in a warehouse," from warehouse (n.). In the colloquial sense, especially of mentally disabled persons, from 1972. Related: Warehoused; warehousing.

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Example

1. Businesses needed to pay for hedging expenses and for warehouse space .
2. If imelda marcos visited that warehouse she \ 'd likely have a coronary on the spot .
3. In addition , the industry needs to deliver on the encouraging initial progress towards establishment of the trade information warehouse .
4. Our garage became my warehouse .
5. In the warehouse everybody was pushtun .

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