warehouse

1 of 2

noun

ware·​house ˈwer-ˌhau̇s 

: a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities

warehouse

2 of 2

verb

ware·​house

ˈwer-ˌhau̇z,

-ˌhau̇s 

warehoused; warehousing; warehouses

transitive verb

1

: to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse

2

: to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse

Synonyms

Noun

• depository
• depot
• magazine
• repository
• storage
• storehouse

Examples of warehouse in a Sentence

Noun

when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Gage said the company is targeting 30,000 square feet for a new warehouse and dropoff/pickup location and is checking out spots this week. —Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024

Although this is a critical part of your overall customer data infrastructure, a CDP itself may rely on other integrations such as a data warehouse to store data that will be accessed. —Greg Kihlstrom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

Instead of paying to ship, process and warehouse the goods — which would likely end up in a landfill — retailers can earn a charitable tax deduction by donating them. —Richard Collings, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024

This means that the manufacturer warehouses its items at Amazon's distribution centers. —Jeffrey Van Camp Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 20 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

warehouse

noun

ware·​house

ˈwa(ə)r-ˌhau̇s,

ˈwe(ə)r-

: a building for the storage of goods

warehouseman

-ˌhau̇-smən

noun