storage
playSimple Definition of storage
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: space where you put things when they are not being used
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: the state of being kept in a place when not being used : the state of being stored somewhere
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: the act of putting something that is not being used in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc. : the act of storing something
Full Definition of storage
1a : space or a place for storingb : an amount storedc : memory 4
2a : the act of storing : the state of being stored; especially : the safekeeping of goods in a depository (as a warehouse)b : the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse
3 : the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss
Examples of storage in a sentence
Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage.
We need to get our furniture out of storage.
the body's storage of fat
the storage of nuclear waste
Circa 1613
First Known Use of storage
circa 1613
STORAGE Defined for Kids
storage
playDefinition of storage for Students
1 : space or a place for putting things for future use or for safekeeping <The house has plenty of storage.>
2 : the act of putting things somewhere especially for future use : the state of being stored <The boat is in storage until the spring.>
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