Warehousing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Warehousing is a noun meaning (logistics) The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
Meaning
(logistics) The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of warehouse
Example Sentences
Warehousing was vital in a time when storms, poor harvests and wars made supplies unreliable.
1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.
Word Forms
- warehousings
Synonyms for warehousing
Depending on context, synonyms include reposition, store, repositing, storing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include store, storing, reposition, repositing, stockroom, storehouse.
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