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   store

   /stɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed: "the squirrel has a store of food" Similar supplystockstockpilereservecachehoardaccumulationcumulationquantitypileheaploadfundbankpoolminewealthdepositreservoirinventoryrepertoirerepertoryrare:amassment
   • ▪ a place where things are kept for future use or sale: "a grain store" Similar storeroomstorehousewarehouserepositorydepositoryentrepôtgranarysilolarderpantryarsenalarmouryhistorical:still roomarchaic:garnerspence
   • ▪ supplies of equipment and food kept for use by members of an army, navy, or other institution, or the place where they are kept: "cupboards for medical stores" Similar suppliesprovisionsstocksrationsfoodfoodstuffsformal:comestiblesprovender
   • ▪ a computer memory. British
   • 2. a shop of any size or kind: North American "a health-food store" Similar shopretail outletresellerdepartment storechain storeemporiumsupermarkethypermarketsuperstoremartinformal:shedbig box
   • ▪ a large shop selling different types of goods: British "DIY stores" Similar shopretail outletresellerdepartment storechain storeemporiumsupermarkethypermarketsuperstoremartinformal:shedbig box
   • ▪ a shop selling basic necessities: British "a well-stocked village store"
   • 3. a sheep, steer, cow, or pig acquired or kept for fattening.

   verb

   • 1. keep or accumulate (something) for future use: "a small room used for storing furniture" Similar keepkeep in reservestowstockpilelay in/asideset asideput awayput downput to one sidedepositsavehoardcachestock up with/onget in supplies ofcollectgatheraccumulatecumulateamasshusbandreservepreserveinformal:put away for a rainy daysquirrel awaysalt awaystashput into storageput in storestow (away)put awaywarehouseOpposite usediscard
   • ▪ retain or enter (information) for future electronic retrieval: "the data is stored on disk"
   • ▪ have a supply of (something useful): "a mind well stored with esoteric knowledge"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare ‘renew’; compare with restore.

   Derivatives

   • 1. storable adjective
   • 2. storer noun

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