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storage

storage

339 1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
  • noun
  • /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/
translation icon : almacén
  • He organized the storage area to make finding supplies much easier.
  • a storage facility
  • storage space
  • storage capacity

I have never seen this much storage in one place in my life.

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Examples

  • So this also acts as a storage compartment for your couch.

  • Found this in the storage room.

  • I have never seen this much storage in one place in my life.

  • But this allows me to do deep storage of a whole bunch of stuff.

  • I found this in storage.

  • The rooms have plenty of storage space and are colorful, clean, and bright.

    Academic text (2008)
  • When our customers apply for a credit card, the hard copies go to our storage facility in Queens.

  • Thus, in the southern state of Sumer, water storage and irrigation were essential to agriculture.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Then we'd start building these huge crates and ship them empty to a storage facility.

  • The warehouse provides ample storage for all our seasonal inventory.

Synonyms

vault
vsstorage
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

is more general and includes ordinary, less secure ways of keeping things
hold
vsstorage
187 4.6

A space where people or things are kept

is general and covers many other kinds of places and methods
compartment
vsstorage
150 3.3

A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things

is broader, covering whole places, containers, and processes for keeping things
stash
vsstorage
  • Informal
134 4.3

A hidden store of money or things kept for later

covers secret and obvious ways of keeping, not only hidden supplies
deposit
vsstorage
73 3.0

A place where people leave things to keep them safe

is broader, including informal places and various methods of keeping things
depot
vsstorage
62 3.3

A place where large amounts of goods are kept before being sent out

includes that function but also noncommercial and small-scale keeping
cache
vsstorage
43 6.0

A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use

is more general and includes ordinary, visible places and methods of keeping
storeroom
vsstorage
38 1.8

A room where people keep extra things not used every day

is wider, applying to any place, method, or process for keeping items
storage room
vsstorage
29 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is broader, covering many kinds of places and ways to keep things
depository
vsstorage
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is more general, covering many kinds of keeping beyond safekeeping facilities
repository
vsstorage
21 6.7

A place where things are kept safe for future use

is broader, covering both physical places and abstract methods of keeping
storage space
vsstorage
20 1.6

A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone

is the general idea covering places, methods, and processes for keeping things
storage area
vsstorage
11 2.0

A space in a ship or plane where cargo is kept

is wider, covering many other locations and methods for holding items
storage locker
vsstorage
11 3.0

A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things

is wider, including open areas and nonlocked methods of keeping items
storehouse
vsstorage
10 3.1

A building where goods are kept for later use

is the overall concept that also includes smaller or nonbuilding methods
storage tank
vsstorage
8 3.1

A large container that holds liquids like water in factories or farms

is broader, covering many container types and nonliquid keeping methods
stockpiling
vsstorage
3 5.1

To keep a large supply of something for future use

focuses more widely on any place, method, or process of keeping items
catchall
vsstorage
3 6.7

A small container where you keep loose things like keys and pens

is broader, covering large-scale places and formal methods of keeping things
warehousing
vsstorage
3 3.8

Keeping goods in a large building for a business

also covers noncommercial activities and simple places for keeping things
storage solution
vsstorage
1 3.7

A product or method for keeping things tidy and in one place

is the basic concept that also includes such tools and methods
storage warehouse
vsstorage
1 2.8

A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them

is more general, including small areas and noncommercial ways of keeping things
stowing
vsstorage
1 4.3

Putting things into a place carefully so they stay safe

is broader, covering places and methods beyond the packing activity
stowage
vsstorage
  • Specialized
7.5

Packing goods into a ship or container so they stay safe

is the overall concept that includes both the act and the place
stockage
vsstorage
  • UK
7.4

To keep goods like food or tools until you need them

is more general, including places and organizing methods as well as amounts
entrepot
vsstorage
  • Specialized
9.9

A port or warehouse that stores goods and sends them on, often without import taxes

is more general and applies beyond trade hubs and reexport purposes

Antonyms

54 3.0

The act of getting rid of something you do not want

Compounds

29 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

20 1.6

A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone

11 2.0

A space in a ship or plane where cargo is kept

A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things

8 3.1

A large container that holds liquids like water in factories or farms

storage device
  • Specialized
5 3.5

A thing that stores computer files, like a hard drive or USB stick

1 3.7

A place that keeps food or goods very cold to stop them from spoiling

A product or method for keeping things tidy and in one place

A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them

storage cell
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A device that stores electricity and can be charged again

storage medium
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files

cold storage
  • Informal
1 4.9

A state in which a plan or project is left unused for later

cold storage
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Low-cost storage for computer data that is rarely used

computer storage
  • Specialized
1 2.7

The place inside a computer where files and information are kept

external storage
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A device you plug into a computer to save or move files

magnetic storage
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A way to store data by changing tiny areas on disks or tapes to hold information

secondary storage
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off

storage battery
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A device you can charge again to keep electricity for use later

buffer storage
  • Specialized
5.1

A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices

data-storage medium
  • Specialized
4.1

A device or material that keeps information so you can use it later

9.9

A type of computer memory that uses sound waves to store data for a short time

auxiliary storage
  • Specialized
3.7

A device like a hard drive or flash drive that keeps data for a long time

external storage
  • Specialized
3.3

A service on the internet where you keep files and access them from any device

fixed storage
  • Specialized
4.9

Computer memory you can read but cannot change

4.7

A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape

iron-storage disease
  • Specialized
6.0

A condition where too much iron builds up in the body and damages organs

non-volatile storage
  • Specialized
5.1

Computer memory that keeps data when power is off

nonvolatile storage
  • Specialized
5.1

Memory that keeps data when a device is off, like a hard drive

push-down storage
  • Specialized
7.8

A way to store items so the last one added is the first taken out

read-only storage
  • Specialized
4.3

A part of a computer where information can be looked at but not changed

real storage
  • Specialized
4.9

Memory inside a computer that programs use directly

storage ring
  • Specialized
7.3

A ring of magnets that keeps charged particles like electrons moving fast in a particle accelerator

storage allocation
  • Specialized
5.4

Giving parts of a computer's memory or disk to hold files and programs

storage-battery grid
  • Specialized
7.2

A metal plate with holes that conducts electricity and holds the battery material

virtual storage
  • Specialized
4.6

Part of a computer's disk used like extra memory when the computer's memory is full

virtual storage
  • Texting
3.6

Online space where you keep and access your files over the internet

volatile storage
  • Specialized
5.3

Temporary computer memory that loses data when power is off

How Much

warehouse
332 1.4
storage
339 1.0
closet
  • US
755 1.0
locker
496 1.0
box
1.0

Surface Forms

storage singular
storages plural

Morphology

storage = store (transparent) = store + age

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'store', meaning the act, place, or capacity of storing something.

Etymology

Storage comes from the verb store, which means 'to keep', and it is the same word as the shop or place called a store that holds goods. That's why storage means a place or system for keeping things until you need them.