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storage.

The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/Canada, US/ˈstoː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/Australia

  1. The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

    uncountable · usually
    There's a lot of storage in the loft.

  2. An object or place in which something is stored.

    countable · usually

  3. Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

    uncountable · usually
    I′d recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.

  4. The price charged for storing goods.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English storage From store + -age.

verb/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/Canada, US/ˈstoː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/Australia

  1. To put into storage; to store.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English storage From store + -age.

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