repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē 

ˈre-pə-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found : repository

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that presents several different plays, operas, or pieces usually alternately in the course of a season at one theater

c

: a theater housing such a company

3

: the production and presentation of plays by a repertory company

acting in repertory

Examples of repertory in a Sentence

She acted in repertory for many years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony. —Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

Feldmann learned all this esoteric repertory in just a week (after Justin Austin dropped out on account of illness), making his achievement somewhat heroic. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

The Castro, as part of this $41 million renovation, is now capable of hosting standing-room-only musical performances and comedy shows, and, in addition to other special repertory events, will host the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in May. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Two classics of dysfunctional domestic drama by Yasmina Reza and Edward Albee, respectively, are presented in repertory with overlapping casts. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin repertorium list, from Latin reperire to find, from re- + parere to produce — more at pare

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for repertory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory

Kids Definition

repertory

noun

rep·​er·​to·​ry ˈrep-ə(r)-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

plural repertories

1

: a place where something may be found

2

a

: repertoire

b

: a company that performs different plays or pieces in the course of a season

c

: a theater in which such a company performs