warehouse
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈwɛrˌhaʊs/ · UK /ˈwɛəhaʊs/
Forms: warehouses
warehouse means: A large building where goods are kept before they are sold or delivered.
noun
A large building where goods are kept before they are sold or delivered.
- The boxes are in the warehouse.
- Trucks collect goods from the warehouse each morning.
- They opened two warehouses near the port.
verb
To buy rights or property and leave them unused so competitors cannot get them.
- The network decided to warehouse the rights.
- They warehoused several shows to keep them from competitors.
- Critics accused the company of warehousing valuable patents.
Questions about warehouse
What does warehouse mean?
A large building where goods are kept before they are sold or delivered.
What is warehouse in other languages?
Türkçe: depo · Español: almacén · Français: entrepôt · Deutsch: Lagerhaus · Italiano: magazzino · 日本語: 倉庫
How do you pronounce warehouse?
In American English /ˈwɛrˌhaʊs/; in British English /ˈwɛəhaʊs/.
How do you use warehouse in a sentence?
The boxes are in the warehouse. Trucks collect goods from the warehouse each morning.
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