to warehouse
- verb
- /ˈwɛrhaʊs/
- Practically speaking, this would likely be a low- or no-tax jurisdiction where intellectual property could be warehoused for that purpose.
- warehoused inventory
- warehoused thousands
- warehoused refugees
He's just being warehoused in the highest security prison in the land.
- He's just being warehoused in the highest security prison in the land.
Examples
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Until a few years ago, the videos were warehoused by various clearinghouses (often based in London) and mailed to customers around the world.
Academic text (2006) -
So, they just warehouse them in here.
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You think we just warehouse it on the books?
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This place was designed to warehouse the worst of the worst.
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All we could do was warehouse him.
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So, we warehouse her.
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Mentally ill people shouldn't be warehoused in the prison system.
Blog text (21) -
Ballots must be warehoused for several years so recounts can occur whenever necessary.
Blog text (6) -
The jobber warehouses the cloths in Atlanta and periodically dispatches them in container ships bound for Nigerian ports.
Academic text (2006) -
The company decided to warehouse the surplus stock for the upcoming holiday season.
Synonyms
To store grain or animal feed inside a tall farm container
To put something in a container to keep or throw away
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Etymology
Warehouse as a verb comes from the noun warehouse. It means to put goods into that building to 'store' them until they are sold or sent out.