WAREHOUSING

repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing

(noun) depositing in a warehouse; “they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn”; “my car is in storage”; “publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

warehousing (plural warehousings)

The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

Verb

warehousing

present participle of warehouse

Source: Wiktionary


Ware"hous`ing, n.

Definition: The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse store. Warehousing system, an arrangement for lodging imported articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of duties until they are taken out for home consumption. If reëxported, they are not charged with a duty. See Bonded warehouse, under Bonded, a.

WAREHOUSE

Ware"house`, n.; pl. Warehouses (.

Definition: A storehouse for wares, or goods. Addison.

Ware"house`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warehoused; p. pr. & vb. n. Warehousing.]

1. To deposit or secure in a warehouse.

2. To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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