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noun stor·age \ ˈstȯr-ij \
|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of storage

1 a : space or a place for storing
b : an amount stored
c : memory 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

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Examples of storage in a Sentence

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

  2. We need to get our furniture out of storage.

  3. the body's storage of fat

  4. the storage of nuclear waste

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First Known Use of storage

circa 1613

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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storage Synonyms

Synonyms

depository, depot, magazine, repository, storehouse, warehouse;

Related Words

cache, stockroom, storeroom;

bank, bin, container, locker, safe-deposit box, strongbox;

arsenal, dump;

stowage;

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STORAGE Defined for English Language Learners

storage

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Definition of storage for English Language Learners

  • : space where you put things when they are not being used

  • : the state of being kept in a place when not being used : the state of being stored somewhere

  • : the act of putting something that is not being used in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc. : the act of storing something

STORAGE Defined for Kids

storage

noun stor·age \ ˈstȯr-ij \

Definition of storage for Students

1 : space or a place for putting things for future use or for safekeeping
  • The house has plenty of storage.
2 : the act of putting things somewhere especially for future use : the state of being stored
  • The boat is in storage until the spring.

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