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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Lavinia Mehedintu, Big Think, 11 Dec. 2025
At its core is an electronic product code information services (EPCIS) repository—a GS1 global standard for capturing and sharing item-level event data across the supply chain—allowing for consistent, interoperable communication between systems and partners.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Moreover, the presence of all five biological nucleobases — the components of DNA and RNA — along with other findings, underscores Bennu’s significance as a repository of life’s fundamental building blocks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Records describing the dangers of a new nuclear-waste repository will be printed on ceramic tablets and placed in an old salt mine in an Austrian mountain.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In this moment of uncertainty and rapid technological change, leadership development can no longer be a static set of workshops or a content repository.
—Lavinia Mehedintu, Big Think, 11 Dec. 2025
At its core is an electronic product code information services (EPCIS) repository—a GS1 global standard for capturing and sharing item-level event data across the supply chain—allowing for consistent, interoperable communication between systems and partners.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Moreover, the presence of all five biological nucleobases — the components of DNA and RNA — along with other findings, underscores Bennu’s significance as a repository of life’s fundamental building blocks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Records describing the dangers of a new nuclear-waste repository will be printed on ceramic tablets and placed in an old salt mine in an Austrian mountain.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Repository.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repository. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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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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