store

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verb

stored; storing

transitive verb

1
: lay away, accumulate
store vegetables for winter use
an organism that absorbs and stores DDT
2
: furnish, supply
especially : to stock against a future time
store a ship with provisions
3
: to place or leave in a location (such as a warehouse, library, or computer memory) for preservation or later use or disposal
4
: to provide storage room for : hold
elevators for storing surplus wheat
storable adjective

store

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noun

1
a
: something that is stored or kept for future use
b
stores plural : articles (as of food) accumulated for some specific object and drawn upon as needed : stock, supplies
c
: something that is accumulated
d
: a source from which things may be drawn as needed : a reserve fund
2
: storage
usually used with in
when placing eggs in storeDublin Sunday Independent
3
: value, importance
set great store by a partner's opinion
4
: a large quantity, supply, or number : abundance
5
b
chiefly British : memory sense 4
6
: a business establishment where usually diversified goods are kept for retail sale
a grocery store
compare shop

store

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adjective

1
or stores : of, relating to, kept in, or used for a store
2
: purchased from a store as opposed to being natural or homemade : manufactured, ready-made
store clothes
store bread
Phrases
in store
: in readiness : in preparation
there's a surprise in store for you

Examples of store in a Sentence

Verb I stored my furniture until I found a new apartment. She stores her jewels in a safe. The wine should be stored at room temperature. The solar panels store energy. They're studying how our brains store memories. Noun I'm going to the store to buy groceries. The stores are always crowded around the holiday season. Adjective preferred homemade bread to store brands
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
That includes everything in Gmail, Google Drive, and any uncompressed images stored in Google Photos. Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024 Oversized products, for example, or products with an expiration date, can’t be stored with AWD. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 Only the recipient’s private key, stored on their phone, can decrypt the message. Robin Chataut, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, the judge presiding over the Florida classified document case, involving files Trump stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence and club, recently delayed the case that was scheduled for May. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Within a few hours, snakes have also been spotted at a school, beneath a piano stored in a private garage and near a lagoon-like swimming pool at a retirement home. Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 The boys had crawled under the church's floor, which was hollowed out by Nazi soldiers as a place to store ammunition during World War II. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024 The museum's latest board report includes details on maintenance issues, such as foundation damage, icing on interior windows, and a corroded floor drain which led to leaking that damaged a painting stored in basement collection space. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 Three couples who were storing frozen embryos at the clinic when they were destroyed in 2020 had filed separate lawsuits that were combined before the state Supreme Court. Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Noun
In interviews with more than three dozen shoppers at three stores, almost all cited high food prices as a major financial hurdle. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024 His father, Samuel, owned several Army-Navy stores in the area but lost all but one of them during the Depression. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024 Deputies were looking into thefts at several retail stores across North County, and that investigation led them to get a search warrant for the couple’s La Casa Drive home in Lake San Marcos, Sgt. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024 Walmart has let store managers try different staffing options – including removing self-checkout at some stores – to see what works best at their locations. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 Those gains, though, were offset by a 1.2% drop in sales at Family Dollar stores. Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 The affected products were sold at Best Buy stores nationwide and online from November 2021 through November 2023. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024 The recall noted customers should not try to return the air fryers at Best Buy stores. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 The store also provides hundreds of affordable and trendy styles, with some prescription glasses packages starting as low as $95. Kelsey Kunik, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The National Retail Federation expects U.S. online and non-store sales this year to grow as much as 23% from 2020, to roughly $1.13 trillion, the trade group said in June. Angus Loten, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2021 And online and other non-store sales are expected to increase between 10% and 12%. Ivana Pino, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022 Choose from a selection of popular and high-performing stocks, or let your recipient pick their own investment with a choose-your-own-adventure card. Give your recipient a host of options with a multi-store gift card. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022 Retail sales strong year-over-year Retail sales categories that performed well year-over-year (YoY) in April include non-store commerce and apparel/accessories, up 11.3% and 11.2% respectively. Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Motor vehicle sales were down 1.9%, and volatile non-store retail sales, or online sales, fell sharply at 6.4%. CBS News, 14 Apr. 2022 Bose began selling direct-to-consumer hearing aids for $849 a pair via its website and a limited number of other non-store channels last year. Amara Omeokwe, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022 Many of the new businesses were concentrated in the non-store retail sector, which includes e-commerce, truck transportation, and accommodation and food services. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 June 2021 The group expects that online and other non-store sales, which are included in the total, will increase between 11% and 15%. oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French estorer to establish, restore, supply, from Latin instaurare to resume, restore

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of store was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

store

1 of 3 verb
ˈstō(ə)r How to pronounce store (audio)
ˈstȯ(ə)r
stored; storing
1
: lay away, accumulate
store vegetables for winter use
2
: to provide with what is needed : furnish, supply
store a ship with provisions
3
a
: to deposit in a place (as a warehouse) for safekeeping or disposal
stored my furniture until I found a new apartment
b
: to record information in a device (as a computer)
4
: to provide storage room for : hold
racks for storing basketballs

store

2 of 3 noun
1
a
: something stored
a store of good jokes
b
plural : accumulated supplies (as of food) : stock
a ship's stores
2
: value entry 1 sense 3, importance
a family that set great store by tradition
3
: a place where goods are sold : shop

store

3 of 3 adjective
: purchased from a store : ready-made
store clothes
store bread

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