26984 words

warehouse

9 definitions • 10 examples
1
a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops, or :

Examples:

The goods have been sitting in a warehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
2

Examples:

We bought both sofas from a big furniture warehouse out of town.
3
a large prison, hospital, etc. in which people are kept but given little help with their problems:

Examples:

Our new jails are mostly brick-faced warehouses with high fences in low-value areas.
The mental asylum in Romania was a warehouse for the mentally insane.
4
to store something in a warehouse:

Examples:

The division was only able to sell 40 systems, leaving 80 units warehoused and unsold.
5
to put people in a large prison, hospital, etc. without trying to help them with their problems:

Examples:

The UK is simply warehousing offenders in prisons without preparing them for a life beyond crime.
Patients fear they are being illegally warehoused at the hospital with no real chance of getting out.
6
a large building used for storing goods:

Examples:

Textbooks are sent right from the warehouse to the schools.
7
A warehouse is also a type of large store where goods are sold at a reduced price.
8
a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to stores:

Examples:

The goods have been sitting in a warehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
9
to store something in a warehouse:

Examples:

The division was only able to sell 40 systems, leaving 800 units warehoused and unsold.

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