storage

noun

stor·​age ˈstȯr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
Synonyms of storagenext
1
a
: space or a place for storing
b
: an amount stored
c
: memory sense 4
2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
especially : the safekeeping of goods in a depository (such as a warehouse)
b
: the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse
3
: the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss

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Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage. We need to get our furniture out of storage. the body's storage of fat the storage of nuclear waste
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The sumptuous upholstery, glossy wood grain, snappy touchscreens, and copious storage also help the interior live up to Cadillac’s high net worth proposition. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 Amazon doesn’t have the rose quartz finish in this storage size. — David Phelan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Others require a hub unit to control the cameras and contain local storage. — Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025 The reporters also provided the FBI with information about a storage locker along with the code number that Manafort had in Virginia which the FBI later raided. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for storage

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First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of storage was circa 1613

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storage

noun
stor·​age ˈstōr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
ˈstȯr-
1
a
: space or a place for storing
b
: an amount stored
c
: memory sense 5
2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
b
: the price charged for storing something

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