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- Dictionarystore/stɔː/
noun
- 1. a quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed: "the squirrel has a store of food" Similar
- 2. a shop of any size or kind: North American "a health-food store" Similar
verb
- 1. keep or accumulate (something) for future use: "a small room used for storing furniture" Similar Opposite
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STORE definition: 1. a place where you can buy goods: 2. a grocery store (= a shop selling food and small things…. Learn more.
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.
noun. an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business. a supply or stock of something, especially one for future use.
STORE meaning: 1. a place where you can buy goods: 2. a grocery store (= a shop selling food and small things…. Learn more.
A store is a building or part of a building where things are sold. In British English, store is used mainly to refer to a large shop selling a variety of goods, but in American English a store can be any size of shop.
As the sentence "This store stores a large store of rubber ducks" will tell you, store is a word with a lot of definitions. Among these are "a place that sells items," "the act of keeping things for future use," and "a supply of something."
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.
Definition of store noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
store noun [C] (SUPPLY) a supply of something that you are keeping to use later: a store of grain. be in store (for sb) If something is in store for you, it will happen to you in the future: There's a surprise in store for you!
Store definition: A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
