storage

noun

stor·​age ˈstȯr-ij 

1

a

: space or a place for storing

b

: an amount stored

c

: memory sense 4

2

a

: the act of storing : the state of being stored

especially : the safekeeping of goods in a depository (such as a warehouse)

b

: the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse

3

: the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss

Synonyms

• warehouse
• repository

Examples of storage in a Sentence

Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage.

We need to get our furniture out of storage.

the body's storage of fat

the storage of nuclear waste

Recent Examples on the Web

The findings could help improve forecasts of how radioactive materials are released from storage over thousands of years. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

Researchers uncovered the ice storage bunker while conducting the seventeenth excavation survey of Busosanseong Fortress located about 90 miles south of Seoul in South Chungcheong Province. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025

Apple One currently includes Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and iCloud+ storage. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025

Convenience Many cocktail smokers are compact and lightweight for portability and easy storage. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing storage

• carbon capture and storage
• cold storage
• for storage
• in storage
• pre-storage
• pumped storage
• storage battery

Rhymes for storage

• borage
• forage
• porridge

Kids Definition

storage

noun

stor·​age ˈstōr-ij 

ˈstȯr-

1

a

: space or a place for storing

b

: an amount stored

c

: memory sense 5

2

a

: the act of storing : the state of being stored

b

: the price charged for storing something