store

noun

(mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.

A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

A supply held in storage.

A great quantity or number; abundance.

Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing).

(computing, dated) Memory.

verb

(transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

(transitive) To stock, to fill (a container, repository, etc.) with things.

To contain.

Have the capacity and capability to contain.

(transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.

Roots

instaurarestor- · Latin · restore, renew

Synonyms for store

shopn storehousen depotn repositv emporiumn storagen retailern warehousen groceryn boutiquen martn stockn

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Where does store come from?

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