store

Definition of store

Nouns

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Synonyms:
shop
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bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
patisserie
a bakery specializing in French pastry
barbershop
a shop where men can get their hair cut
bazaar, bazar
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
betting shop
a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
bodega
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
bookshop, bookstall, bookstore
a shop where books are sold
booth
a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
sales booth, stall, stand
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
boutique, dress shop
a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
building supply house, building supply store
a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
butcher shop, meat market
a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
canteen
sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
chain store
one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
cleaners, dry cleaners
shop where dry cleaning is done
clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store
a store where men's clothes are sold
slopseller's shop, slopshop
a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing
commissary
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
PX, post exchange
a commissary on a United States Army post
slop chest
commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew
small stores
personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay
computer store
a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
candy store, confectionary, confectionery
a confectioner's shop
tuck shop
a candy store in Great Britain
convenience store
a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
deli, delicatessen, food shop
a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
charcuterie
a delicatessen that specializes in meats
apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
florist, florist shop, flower store
a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
gift shop, novelty shop
a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop
a store selling hardware
head shop
a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users
junk shop
a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
hat shop, millinery
shop selling women's hats
outfitter
a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose
liquor store, off-licence, package store
a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop
a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
perfumery
store where perfumes are sold
pet shop
a shop where pet animals can be purchased
pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria
a shop where pizzas are made and sold
fix-it shop, repair shop
a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
garage, service department
a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon
a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
shoe shop, shoe store, shoe-shop
a shop where shoes are sold
specialty store
a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
second-hand store, thriftshop
a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices
tobacco shop, tobacconist, tobacconist shop
a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes
toyshop
shop where toys are sold
Type of:
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet
a place of business for retailing goods
a supply of something available for future use
"he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
Synonyms:
fund, stock
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base, infrastructure
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
cache, hoard, stash
a secret store of valuables or money
provision
a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
government issue, issue, military issue
supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
seed stock
a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
seed corn, seed grain
good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
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accumulation
(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
an electronic memory device
Synonyms:
computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage
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non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage
computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
flash memory
nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew
magnetic bubble memory
a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers
ROM, fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory
a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
EPROM, erasable programmable read-only memory
(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
real storage
the main memory in a virtual memory system
scratchpad
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
virtual memory, virtual storage
(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
volatile storage
computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off
RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory
the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
Type of:
computer hardware, hardware
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
memory device, storage device
a device that preserves information for retrieval
a depository for goods
"storehouses were built close to the docks"
Synonyms:
depot, entrepot, storage, storehouse
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dump
a place where supplies can be stored
garner, granary
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
crib
a bin or granary for storing grains
magazine, powder magazine, powder store
a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
railhead
a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
treasure house
a storehouse for treasures
storage warehouse, warehouse
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
godown
(in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
Type of:
deposit, depositary, depository, repository
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Verbs

keep or lay aside for future use
"store grain for the winter"
"The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
Synonyms:
hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
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bin
store in bins
computerise, computerize
store in a computer
victual
lay in provisions
accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up
get or gather together
run up
pile up (debts or scores)
corral
collect or gather
collect, pull in
get or bring together
come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
gather (money or other resources) together over time
chunk, lump
put together indiscriminately
bale
make into a bale
catch
take in and retain
fund
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
fund
place or store up in a fund for accumulation
hive
store, like bees
Type of:
hold on, keep
retain possession of
find a place for and put away for storage
"I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
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garner
store grain
keep
store or keep customarily
mothball
put into long-term storage
reposit
put (something) in a place for storage
wharf
store on a wharf
tank
store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
loft
store in a loft
warehouse
store in a warehouse
garage
keep or store in a garage
bottle
store (liquids or gases) in bottles
ensile
store in a silo
Type of:
hold on, keep
retain possession of

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