entrepot
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Definition
Noun: 1. A warehouse or storage facility for goods: A place where merchandise is stored, often before distribution or re-export. 2. A trading port or commercial center: A port or city where goods are imported, stored, and then re-exported, often benefiting from special customs regulations like duty-free status.
Usage Examples
- As a warehouse:
- The old factory now serves as an entrepot for imported textiles.
- Goods were held in the coastal entrepot before being shipped inland.
- As a trading center:
- Singapore grew from a small port into a major global entrepot.
- Historically, the city functioned as a vital entrepot for the spice trade.
Advanced Usage
- Economic Role: The term often implies a strategic commercial hub that facilitates international trade and transshipment.
- The country's economy thrives on its role as a regional entrepot.
Variants and Related Words
- Depot (n): A location for the storage of goods or vehicles; often used for military supplies or transportation hubs (e.g., bus depot).
- Emporium (n): A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods; can also refer to a center of commerce (archaic/formal).
Synonyms
- Warehouse: A large building for storing goods.
- Storehouse: A building used for storage.
- Depository: A place where something is deposited for storage or safekeeping.
- Trading post: A place established for bartering and trading, often in a remote area.
- Transshipment center: A hub where cargo is transferred from one carrier to another.
Related Phrases
- Free port: A port area where goods can be landed, stored, and shipped without payment of customs duties.
- Commercial hub: A central point for business and trade activities.
Noun
- a depository for goods
- storehouses were built close to the docks
- a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
- Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC