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

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

Baseboards become a repository for the dust and hair that your broom and mop don't reach. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025

For example, according to Wiz, a cloud security provider, their research reveals that 65% of the most popular AI companies are accidentally leaking highly sensitive data, such as API keys, tokens, and hardcoded credentials, in their public GitHub repositories. —PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025

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

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