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store

  [stawr, stohr] noun, verb, stored, stor⋅ing, adjective
–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, esp. one for future use.
5. stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces.
6. Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse.
7. quantity, esp. great quantity; abundance, or plenty: a rich store of grain.
–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 fol. 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.
–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
14. bought from a store; commercial: a loaf of store bread.
—Idioms
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 or lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem: She sets great store by good character.
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Origin:
1225–75; (v.) ME storen, aph. var. of astoren < OF estorer < L instaurāre to set up, renew, equiv. to in- in- 2 + staur- (akin to Gk staurós across and to steer 1 ) + -āre inf. suffix; (n.) ME, aph. var. of astore < OF estore, deriv. of estorer

Related forms:
storer, noun

Synonyms:
9. amass, save, husband; hoard, stockpile.
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store   (stôr, stōr)   
n.  

  1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.

  2. A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns.

  3. stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.

  4. A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse.

  5. A great quantity or number; an abundance.

tr.v.   stored, stor·ing, stores

  1. To reserve or put away for future use.

  2. To fill, supply, or stock.

  3. To deposit or receive in a storehouse or warehouse for safekeeping.

  4. Computer Science To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.


[Middle English stor, supply, from Old French estor, from estorer, to build, from Latin īnstaurāre, to restore; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stor'a·ble adj., stor'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

store  (n.)
1297, "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 c.1386. Store-bought is attested from 1952, Amer.Eng.; earlier store-boughten (1883).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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