warehouse

1 of 2

noun

ware·​house ˈwer-ˌhau̇s 

: a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities

warehouse

2 of 2

verb

ware·​house

ˈwer-ˌhau̇z,

-ˌhau̇s 

warehoused; warehousing; warehouses

transitive verb

1

: to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse

2

: to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse

Synonyms

Noun

• repository
• depot
• storage

Examples of warehouse in a Sentence

Noun

when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

With 15 to 20 percent of online sales coming back, the downstream impact on customer experience, operations, warehouse capacity, resale timelines and sustainability is massive. —Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

Verb

What else will Costco offer to warehouse members this fall? —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

The gains come after the cloud data warehousing major posted better than expected earnings and raised its product revenue forecasts for fiscal 2026, driven by more rapid AI adoption by enterprise customers. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for warehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

warehouse

noun

ware·​house

ˈwa(ə)r-ˌhau̇s,

ˈwe(ə)r-

: a building for the storage of goods

warehouseman

-ˌhau̇-smən

noun