Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 56.