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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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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
An education and rentals business, the Expedition School, has plans for a new boating dock and storage facility on the lagoon down the slope from the parking lot these residents have used for decades.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Umbra Moona Storage Box This Umbra storage box (which comes in dark and light colorways) organizes your best friend’s beauty products, skin care serums, jewelry, or keepsakes in one streamlined tower that dresses up any shelf.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
The mechanized figures first debuted as part of Shillito's window Christmas display in the 1950s and went into storage when the store closed in the '80s.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
An education and rentals business, the Expedition School, has plans for a new boating dock and storage facility on the lagoon down the slope from the parking lot these residents have used for decades.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Umbra Moona Storage Box This Umbra storage box (which comes in dark and light colorways) organizes your best friend’s beauty products, skin care serums, jewelry, or keepsakes in one streamlined tower that dresses up any shelf.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
The mechanized figures first debuted as part of Shillito's window Christmas display in the 1950s and went into storage when the store closed in the '80s.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for storage
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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storage. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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storage
noun
stor·age
ˈstōr-ij 
ˈstȯr-
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2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
b
: the price charged for storing something
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