warehouse

1 of 2

noun

ware·​house ˈwer-ˌhau̇s 

: a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities

warehouse

2 of 2

verb

ware·​house

ˈwer-ˌhau̇z,

-ˌhau̇s 

warehoused; warehousing; warehouses

transitive verb

1

: to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse

2

: to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse

Synonyms

Noun

• depository
• depot
• magazine
• repository
• storage
• storehouse

Examples of warehouse in a Sentence

Noun

when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

When Goldberg entered Luna Luna’s new home—a 50,000-square-foot Los Angeles warehouse—for the first time in January 2022, one attraction caught his eye immediately: a carousel by Keith Haring. —Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024

Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Photograph:Robin L Marshall/Getty Images Inside a nondescript brick warehouse on Preston Street in Houston, a crowd gathered with their hopes cast on the future. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024

Verb

But Democrats and, more important, many moderate swing voters were not on board with images and footage of migrant families being separated at the border and kids being warehoused without their parents behind chain-link fences inside detention facilities. —John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024

Instead of paying to ship, process and warehouse the goods — which would likely end up in a landfill — retailers can earn a charitable tax deduction by donating them. —Richard Collings, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

warehouse

noun

ware·​house

ˈwa(ə)r-ˌhau̇s,

ˈwe(ə)r-

: a building for the storage of goods

warehouseman

-ˌhau̇-smən

noun