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to warehouse

to warehouse

8 3.5
To store goods in a large building before sale or delivery
  • verb
  • /ˈwɛrhaʊs/
translation icon : almacenar
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • You think we just warehouse it on the books?

  • This place was designed to warehouse the worst of the worst.

  • All we could do was warehouse him.

  • So, we warehouse her.

  • 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 silo
vsto warehouse
  • Specialized
1 4.8

To store grain or animal feed inside a tall farm container

stores goods for later distribution or sale rather than only bulk crops
to bin
vsto warehouse
1 2.9

To put something in a container to keep or throw away

stores goods commercially for later distribution or sale

Compounds

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

How Much

to hoard
45 4.8
to warehouse
8 3.5
to put away
225 2.0

Surface Forms

warehouse infinitive
warehoused past
warehoused past participle
warehousing present participle
warehouses third person singular

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.