stockroom

/'stɔkrum/

Thân thiện

The employee organizes boxes in the stockroom.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A room used for storing goods, materials, or supplies in a business or institution: A stockroom is a designated storage area, typically within a commercial, retail, or office building, where inventory, equipment, or other necessary items are kept until they are needed for use or sale.

Usage

• The primary function of a stockroom is for storage and organization. It is not usually a public sales area but a backstage support space. Items are retrieved from the stockroom to replenish shelves, supply offices, or fulfill orders.
• Example: "Please check the stockroom for more printer paper."
• Example: "All the new merchandise is organized in the stockroom before being displayed on the shop floor."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The clerk went to the stockroom to get a fresh box of lightbulbs.
  • We need to conduct an inventory count of everything in the stockroom.
  • The fire started in a cluttered stockroom at the back of the store.

Advanced Usage

• "to manage/run a stockroom": To be responsible for the organization and inventory of a stockroom.
  • Her first job was to manage the stockroom for a small bookstore.
• Concept of "stockroom-to-shelf": Refers to the process or logistics of moving items from storage to the point of sale or use.
  • Efficient stockroom-to-shelf operations are crucial for retail success.

Variants and Related Words

• Stockroom is a closed compound noun. Its meaning is directly related to its components: "stock" (a supply of goods) + "room".
• Storeroom (n): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably. A room for storing things.
• Warehouse (n): A much larger building for storing goods, often separate from the main business location.
• Stock (n): The supply of goods itself.
• Stock clerk (n): A person who manages inventory in a stockroom.

Synonyms

• Storeroom: A room where stores are kept.
• Storage room: A room used for storing items.
• Back room: A general term for a room at the rear of a building, often used for storage.

Related Phrases

• In the stockroom: Physically located within the stockroom area.
  • The item you're looking for is still in the stockroom; it hasn't been put out yet.
• Stockroom door: Refers specifically to the entrance of the stockroom.
  • Please keep the stockroom door closed for security.

Học thuật

Noun

1. storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stock room