stockroom

noun

stock·​room ˈstäk-ˌrüm How to pronounce stockroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
Synonyms of stockroomnext
: a storage place for supplies or goods used in a business

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Leon said the quake knocked frames off the walls and bottles off the shelves in the restaurant and the stockroom next door. ABC News, 24 June 2026 About an hour later, surveillance footage allegedly showed two individuals entered the store’s stockroom through a ceiling hatch door that was connected to the rear fire escape system. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Ratke said used photos others took of the stockroom and pull inspiration from the materials on hand. Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026 Each year, the cosmic chemical stockroom grows by anywhere from a handful to a couple of dozen new finds. Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stockroom

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stockroom was in 1825

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“Stockroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockroom. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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stockroom

noun
stock·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce stockroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a storage place for supplies or goods used in a business

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