Sekirov Dictionary

warehouse

/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/

noun 2
verb 3
forms 3

noun2

a big building that holds large amounts of goods, waiting to be sent to stores or buyers
An intermediate facility where goods are transported from the manufacturer prior to their distribution to retailers.

verb3

•
To store in a warehouse or similar.
- Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives. — 1894
•
To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.
- When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning, but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing. — 2015
•
To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.
- the warehousing of syndicated TV shows

forms

warehoused · warehousing · warehouses

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