noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒntɹəpəʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒ̃-/
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General-American:/ˌɑntɹəˈpoʊ/
rhymes with -əʊ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: business
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, archaic, figuratively
Topics: business
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *h1én Borrowed from French entrepôt, entrepost (“temporary storage of goods; place for temporary storage and distribution of goods”) (archaic), from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ميناء إعادة التصدير
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Bulgarian:
ентрепот
(entrepot)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Bulgarian:
безмитно пристанище
(bezmitno pristanište)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Chinese Mandarin:
轉口港 /转口港
(zhuǎnkǒugǎng)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Dutch:
douane-entrepot
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Finnish:
välivarasto
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Finnish:
varasto
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Finnish:
makasiini
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Finnish:
pakkahuone
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
German:
Packhaus
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
German:
Zolllager
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Ido:
staplo
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Macedonian:
прето́варен пункт
(pretóvaren punkt)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Russian:
пакга́уз
(pakgáuz)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Russian:
перева́лочный пу́нкт
(pereváločnyj púnkt)
— city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export
Finnish:
kaupankäynnin keskus
— commercial centre
Finnish:
välivarastointi
— temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export
