Store

Quick meaning: Store is a noun meaning A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

Meaning

A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

More Meanings

1. A supply held in storage.
2. (mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
3. (computing, dated) Memory.
4. A great quantity or number; abundance.
5. Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).
6. (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
7. To contain.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: stock, supply; cache, stash

This building used to be a store for old tires.

They keep a store of canned goods in their basement.

They could eat from their stores for a month or two if need be.

Word Forms

• stores
• storing
• stored
• storest
• storedst
• storeth

Synonyms for store

Depending on context, synonyms include storeroom, stockroom, warehouse, magazine, stock, supply.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include warehousing, storehouse, store-bought, storage, depot, shop.

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