store
Use Store in a sentence
noun
1.
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
2.
a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store.
3.
a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business.
4.
a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.
5.
stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.
verb (used with object)
8.
to supply or stock with something, as for future use.
9.
to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually followed by up or away ).
10.
to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping.
11.
Computers. to put or retain (data) in a memory unit.
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verb (used without object)
12.
to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use.
13.
to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored: Flour stores well.
adjective
Idioms 14.
bought from a store; commercial: a loaf of store bread.
15.
in store,
a.
in readiness or reserve.
b.
about to happen; imminent: There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.
16.
set/lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem: She sets great store by good character.
Origin:
1225–75; (v.) Middle English storen, aphetic variant of astoren < Old French estorer < Latin instaurāre to set up, renew, equivalent to in- in-2 + staur- (akin to Greek staurós across and to steer1) + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, aphetic variant of astore < Old French estore, derivative of estorer
1225–75; (v.) Middle English storen, aphetic variant of astoren < Old French estorer < Latin instaurāre to set up, renew, equivalent to in- in-2 + staur- (akin to Greek staurós across and to steer1) + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, aphetic variant of astore < Old French estore, derivative of estorer
Related forms
stor·er, noun
o·ver·store, verb, o·ver·stored, o·ver·stor·ing.
sub·store, noun
well-stored, adjective
Synonyms
9. amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.
9. amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.
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store (stɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to keep, set aside, or accumulate for future use |
| 2. | (tr) to place in a warehouse, depository, etc, for safekeeping |
| 3. | (tr) to supply, provide, or stock |
| 4. | (intr) to be put into storage |
| 5. | computing to enter or retain (information) in a storage device |
| —n | |
| 6. | a. an establishment for the retail sale of goods and services |
| b. (in combination): storefront | |
| 7. | a. a large supply or stock kept for future use |
| b. (as modifier): store ship | |
| 8. | short for department store |
| 9. | a. a storage place such as a warehouse or depository |
| b. (in combination): storeman | |
| 10. | the state of being stored (esp in the phrase in store) |
| 11. | a large amount or quantity |
| 12. | chiefly (Brit) computing another name for memory |
| 13. | Also called: store pig a pig that has not yet been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg |
| 14. | a. an animal bought lean to be fattened up for market |
| b. (as modifier): store cattle | |
| 15. | in store forthcoming or imminent |
| 16. | lay store by, put store by, set store by to value or reckon as important |
| [C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurāre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake] | |
| 'storable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
store
1264, "to supply or stock," from O.Fr. estorer "erect, furnish, store," from L. instaurare "restore," from in- "in" + -staurare, from a noun cognate with Gk. stauros "pole, stake" (see steer (v.)). The meaning "to keep in store for future use" (1552) probably is a back-formation
from store (n.). Storage is from 1612.
store
c.1300, "that with which a household, camp, etc. is stored," from store (v.). Sense of "sufficient supply (of anything)" is attested from 1471. The meaning "place where goods are kept for sale" is first recorded 1721 in Amer.Eng. (British prefers shop). Stores "articles and
equipment for an army" is from 1636. Storefront first attested 1880. In store "laid up for future use" (also of events, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Store-bought is attested from 1952, Amer.Eng.; earlier store-boughten (1883).
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store definition
jargonIn some varieties of Commonwealth hackish, the preferred synonym for core. Thus, "bringing a program into store" means that a program is being swapped in from backing store to main store.
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(2006-12-06)
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Example sentences
Seal and store in a cool, dry place until ready to use.
The device hooks up to your home network, allowing any connected computer to store and retrieve data from it.
Now he was moving to work as a clerk in his father's leather-goods store.
The stainless steel rolling table is from a restaurant supply store.
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