English Explanatory Dictionary

store

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
  2. A supply held in storage.
  3. A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
  4. Memory.
  5. A great quantity or number; abundance.
  6. Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).
verb
  1. To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
  2. To contain.
  3. Have the capacity and capability to contain.
  4. To write (something) into memory or registers.
  5. To stock, to fill (a container, repository, etc.) with things.

Pronunciation

stô /stɔː/ stôr /stɔɹ/ en-us-store.ogg stōr /sto(ː)ɹ/ /stoə/

Word forms

store stores storing stored no-table-tags glossary storest storedst storeth

Etymology

From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō.

Synonyms

storeroom stockroom warehouse magazine stock supply cache stash shop store retail store retail outlet

Related words

storage

Derived words

ABC store anchor store antiques store antique store app store backstore big-box store bill of store bin store book store bookstore bottle store box store buddy store busy as a dyke in a hardware store candy store candy store problem chain store cigar store Indian columnstore company store company-store convenience store cool store corner store country store craft store cryostore c-store cyberstore dark store data store departmental store department store dime store discount store dollar store drug store drugstore dump store e-store feedstore filestore flat store foodstore framestore frame store free store freestore friendship store funeral store gag store general store give away the store give the store away grocery store hardware store hyperstore industrial store in open store
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