Definition of WAREHOUSE

warehouse

Plural: warehouses

Noun

  • a storehouse for goods and merchandise
  • A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

Verb

  • store in a warehouse
  • To store in a warehouse or similar.
  • To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.
  • To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.

Examples

  • the warehousing of syndicated TV shows

Origin / Etymology

From ware + house.

Synonyms

storage warehouse

Scrabble Score: 15

warehouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
warehouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
warehouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

warehouse: valid Words With Friends Word