stock room
3
2.8
- noun
- /stɑk ruːm/
:
almacén
- I found the missing items stored away in the stock room yesterday.
Examples
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I got to shake Michigan's Governor George Romney's hand when he did a walk-through of a Sears store where I was working in the stock room in my early college days.
Blog text (33) -
Lakeisha was in the stock room, face on her arms, sobbing in great regular gasps.
Fiction book (1997) -
Back to the stock room I just mentioned, all right?
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Yeah, just once or twice per day now in the stock room.
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The hours were ridiculous, but I heard it was worse in the stock room.
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You know the stock room in the basement at the store?
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There's gotta be a stock room or something right?
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I hired a 90-lb. girl to work in the stock room at Smart Tech for you, okay?
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For weeks, Pop made dreams come true and filled the stock room with his extras.
Fiction book (1998) -
The manager asked me to organize the stock in the stock room before the sale started.
Synonyms
38
1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
29
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
9
2.0
A small room where people keep office and cleaning supplies
9
2.8
A room in a shop or business where extra goods are kept until needed
6
3.2
A room at the back of a building used for storage or private work
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room where goods are stored' is directly and compositionally derived from 'stock' (merchandise held in reserve) + 'room' (an indoor area). This straightforward noun‑noun compound follows common compounding patterns found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The compound noun stock room comes from shops that kept extra stock (goods) in a separate room behind the shop, so the name is a simple picture of a 'room for stock'. That's why stock room now means 'a room where goods are stored'.