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 of warehouse

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

Built in the late 1940s and early ’50s during the nascent days of the aerospace boom in the San Fernando Valley, the industrial warehouse had more recently been home to a company that manufactured neon signs. —Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026

The Department of Homeland Security is now considering whether to transform commercial warehouses throughout the United States into detention centers, so there might soon be additional naming opportunities. —Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Verb

That seems like total nonsense to David Brooks, owner of Just Bulbs, a third-generation bulb man who warehouses incandescents like a typewriter repairman stocking ribbons. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026

Plastics and especially aluminum aren’t warehoused in large supplies. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

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