stockroom

noun

stock·​room ˈstäk-ˌrüm How to pronounce stockroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a storage place for supplies or goods used in a business

Examples of stockroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The man claims that Combs and his bodyguards made threats toward him before leaving the stockroom. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024 In one of the most recent civil lawsuits, an unidentified former employee at the streetwear brand Ecko alleged that he was assaulted in a stockroom at Macy’s flagship in Herald Square in May of 2008. Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Lowman said the staff and two customers went into the back stockroom and hid for two hours, Lowman said. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024 Before Joe Cohen became a researcher, his jobs included working in a fabric store’s stockroom and analyzing stool samples at a hospital lab. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stockroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stockroom was in 1825

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“Stockroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockroom. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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stockroom

noun
stock·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce stockroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a storage place for supplies or goods used in a business

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