warehouse

/'weəhaus/

Thân thiện

The company stores its products in a large warehouse.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A large building used for storing goods, materials, or merchandise before they are sold, distributed, or used. It is a commercial storage facility.

2. Verb:

   • To place or store goods in a warehouse.

Usage

• Noun: Used to refer to the physical storage facility itself.
• Verb: Used to describe the action of storing items in such a facility.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The company built a new warehouse on the outskirts of the city.
  • All the imported goods are held in a bonded warehouse until customs duties are paid.
• Verb:
  • The unsold inventory will be warehoused until the next sales season.
  • They warehouse products for several online retailers.

Advanced Usage

• "to warehouse data/information": To store large amounts of data, often in a centralized digital repository.
  • The firm uses cloud servers to warehouse its customer data securely.
• "Warehousing" (Gerund/Noun): The activity or business of operating warehouses.
  • His company specializes in logistics and warehousing.

Variants and Related Words

• Warehouseman (n, archaic): A person who manages or works in a warehouse.
• Warehouse-style (adj): Describing something (like a loft or retail store) designed to resemble or utilize the open space of a warehouse.
  • They live in a warehouse-style apartment.

Synonyms

• Noun: Depot, storehouse, stockroom, godown (used in some Asian countries).
• Verb: Store, stockpile, deposit.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Warehouse" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed by the verb itself or with prepositions like "in" or "at.")

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered specifically on the word "warehouse.")

Học thuật

Noun

1. a storehouse for goods and merchandise

Verb

1. store in a warehouse

Từ đồng nghĩa

• storage warehouse