/ˈweəhaʊs/
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Translation
A large building where goods are stored before they are sold or moved.
Word origin
From ware, an old English word for goods for sale, plus house: a house for storing wares.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- waru (goods) + hus (house)
- English cognates
- hardware, house
Examples
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Stock means the goods a company has ready to sell.
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Warehouse work often means moving and packing goods.
flats.
In cities, empty warehouses are often made into homes.
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