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
of a drug
: designed to act over a prolonged period
repository penicillin
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.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Recognizing the crucial role of images in branding, Joel and his team started creating a repository of visual delights tailored specifically for the supermarket industry, which became PreparedFoodPhotos.com.
—Molly Peck, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Still, its low room rates, lunches and rum sours continued to inspire a new generation of writers and foreign correspondents searching for news, as the hotel served as a repository for the latest political gossip and intrigue.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The building at 5035 Winton Road, which has previously served as a records repository for the county, will serve as a temporary animal shelter as the county makes $1.4 million in renovations to the Northside shelter on Dane Avenue.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Officials with the auditor general point to the lack of a central repository for such contracts and bills and a shortage of staff to conduct the audits.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Recognizing the crucial role of images in branding, Joel and his team started creating a repository of visual delights tailored specifically for the supermarket industry, which became PreparedFoodPhotos.com.
—Molly Peck, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Still, its low room rates, lunches and rum sours continued to inspire a new generation of writers and foreign correspondents searching for news, as the hotel served as a repository for the latest political gossip and intrigue.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The building at 5035 Winton Road, which has previously served as a records repository for the county, will serve as a temporary animal shelter as the county makes $1.4 million in renovations to the Northside shelter on Dane Avenue.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repository. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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repository
adjective
re·pos·i·to·ry
ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē
of a drug
: designed to act over a prolonged period
repository penicillin
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