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

Unsurpringly, 50 pieces of rodent regularity dotted the floor of the dry storage shed and three rodent droppings under the Frosty machine. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The Stockyards location is a towering, two-story, 11,416-square-foot brick cold-storage warehouse and meat locker that opened in the heyday of the Fort Worth Stockyards cattle market and nearby meat packinghouses. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025

When there is excessive belly fat, the fat storage cells become too large, and this can result in the production and release of inflammatory proteins. —Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

Rusted shelving was also found in the dry storage area, along with a shelf near a mop sink being held up by bricks. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 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