repository

1 of 2

noun

re·​pos·​i·​to·​ry ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 

plural repositories

1

: a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository

2

: a side altar in a Roman Catholic church where the consecrated Host is reserved from Maundy Thursday until Good Friday

3

: one that contains or stores something nonmaterial

considered the book a repository of knowledge

4

: a place or region richly supplied with a natural resource

5

: a person to whom something is confided or entrusted

repository

2 of 2

adjective

of a drug

: designed to act over a prolonged period

repository penicillin

Synonyms of repository

Noun

• warehouse
• depository
• storage

Examples of repository in a Sentence

Noun

a repository for nuclear waste

He is the repository of many secrets.

She is the repository of her family's history.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Environmental groups and other critics fear contamination by radioactive materials, especially the waste from power plants that still lack a long-term repository. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Five years later, lawmakers designated Yucca Mountain, a 6,700-foot promontory about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, as the nation’s sole geological repository. —Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025

And Tom Hanks, a repository of good vibes, plays no less than five different roles (including Santa Claus). —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repository

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory

Kids Definition

repository

noun

re·​pos·​i·​to·​ry

ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē, 

-ˌtȯr-

plural repositories

1

: a place or container where something is deposited or stored

2

: one that contains or stores something immaterial

a repository of knowledge

Medical Definition

repository

adjective

re·​pos·​i·​to·​ry ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē 

of a drug

: designed to act over a prolonged period

repository penicillin