noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
2
noun
Meaning 2
An intermediate facility where goods are transported from the manufacturer prior to their distribution to retailers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: logistics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To store in a warehouse or similar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business
Examples
the warehousing of syndicated TV shows
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: storage warehouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store
Narrower terms: godown
7
verb
Meaning 7
store in a warehouse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: store
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ware Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English warehouse From ware + house.
Across languages
Translations
198 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
magazinë
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Albanian:
depo
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Amharic:
መጋዘን
(mägazän)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Arabic:
مَخْزَن
(maḵzan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Arabic:
مُسْتَوْدَع
(mustawdaʕ)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Armenian:
պահեստ
(pahest)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Armenian:
ապրանքապահեստ
(aprankʻapahest)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Assamese:
গুদাম
(gudam)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Azerbaijani:
anbar
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Belarusian:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Belarusian:
схо́вішча
(sxóvišča)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Belarusian:
амба́р
(ambár)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Belarusian:
пакга́уз
(pakháuz)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Bengali:
গুদাম
(gudam)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Bengali:
পণ্যাগার
(ponnagar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Bulgarian:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Bulgarian:
магази́я
(magazíja)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Burmese:
ဂိုဒေါင်
(guidaung)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Catalan:
magatzem
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Chinese Cantonese:
倉庫 /仓库
(cong1 fu3)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Chinese:
амбар
(ambar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Chinese:
倉庫 /仓库
(zh-min-nan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Chinese Mandarin:
倉庫 /仓库
(cāngkù)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Cornish:
gwaraji
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Czech:
sklad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Czech:
skladiště
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Danish:
varehus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Danish:
lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Danish:
pakhus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Dutch:
pakhuis
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Dutch:
opslagplaats
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Esperanto:
magazeno
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Estonian:
ladu
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Faroese:
pakkhús
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Faroese:
goymsluhús
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Faroese:
goymsla
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Finnish:
varasto
— a place for storing large amounts of products
French:
entrepôt
— a place for storing large amounts of products
French:
dépôt
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Galician:
armacén
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Galician:
fondaca
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Galician:
fundago
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Galician:
fromeira
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Galician:
magacén
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Georgian:
საწყობი
(sac̣q̇obi)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
German:
Lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
German:
Lagerhaus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
German:
Speicherhaus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
German:
Packhaus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Greek:
αποθήκη
(apothíki)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ancient Greek:
ἀποθήκη
(apothḗkē)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hebrew:
מַחְסָן
(makhsán)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hindi:
कोठी
(koṭhī)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hindi:
मालगोदाम
(mālgodām)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hindi:
गोदाम
(godām)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hindi:
माल-ख़ाना
(māl-xānā)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Hungarian:
raktár
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Icelandic:
vöruhús
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Icelandic:
lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Icelandic:
pakkhús
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Icelandic:
skemma
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ido:
magazino
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Indonesian:
gudang
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Italian:
magazzino
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Japanese:
倉庫
(sōko)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Javanese:
gudhang
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Kazakh:
қойма
(qoima)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Kazakh:
қамба
(qamba)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Khmer:
កោដ្ឋ
(kaot)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Khmer:
ឃ្លាំង
(khlĕəng)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Khmer:
ជង្រុក
(cɔɔcŭəngruk)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Khmer:
ភណ្ឌាគារ
(phŏəndiəkiə)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Korean:
창고
(changgo)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Northern Kurdish:
embar
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Northern Kurdish:
mexzen
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Northern Kurdish:
depo
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Kyrgyz:
кампа
(kampa)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Kyrgyz:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ladino:
magazen
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Lao:
ສາງ
(sāng)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Lao:
ກຸດັງ
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Lao:
ໂກດັງ
(kō dang)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Latin:
apothēca
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Latvian:
noliktava
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Lithuanian:
sandėlys
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Lithuanian:
sandėlis
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Macedonian:
магаци́н
(magacín)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Macedonian:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Macedonian:
скла́диште
(skládište)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Macedonian:
стова́риште
(stovárište)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Malay:
gudang
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Māori:
whare pūkainga taonga
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Mongolian:
агуулах
(aguulax)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Mongolian:
амбаар
(ambaar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Norwegian Bokmål:
lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Norwegian Bokmål:
varehus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Norwegian Nynorsk:
varehus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
ګودام
(godām)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
امبارخانه
(ambārxāna)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
ډيپو
(ḍepo)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
تحويلخانه
(tahwilxāna)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
امبار
(ambār)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pashto:
مخزن
(maxzan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Iranian Persian:
اَنْبار
(anbâr)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Iranian Persian:
مَخْزَن
(maxzan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Pohnpeian:
sohko
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Polish:
magazyn
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Polish:
skład
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Portuguese:
armazém
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Quechua:
qullqa
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Romanian:
magazie
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Romanian:
antrepozit
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Romanian:
depozit
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Russian:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Russian:
храни́лище
(xranílišče)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Russian:
пакга́уз
(pakgáuz)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Russian:
амба́р
(ambár)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
скла̏дӣште
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
сместиште
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
спре̏мнӣк
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
sklȁdīšte
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
smestište
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Serbo-Croatian:
sprȅmnīk
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Slovak:
sklad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Slovak:
skladište
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Slovak:
skladisko
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Slovene:
skladišče
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Spanish:
almacén
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Spanish:
depósito
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Spanish:
magacén
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swahili:
bohari
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swedish:
lagerlokal
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swedish:
lager
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swedish:
magasin
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swedish:
packhus
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Swedish:
magasinsbyggnad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Tagalog:
pintungan
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Tajik:
анбор
(anbor)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Tajik:
махзан
(maxzan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Tatar:
амбар
(ambar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Telugu:
గోదాము
(gōdāmu)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Telugu:
గిడ్డంగి
(giḍḍaṅgi)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Thai:
คลังสินค้า
(klang-sǐn-káa)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Thai:
โกดัง
(goo-dang)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Thai:
กุดัง
(gù-dang)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Tigrinya:
መኽዘን
(mäxzän)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Turkish:
antrepo
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Turkish:
depo
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Turkish:
ambar
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ottoman Turkish:
انبار
(anbar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ottoman Turkish:
مخزن
(mahzen)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Turkmen:
ammar
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Turkmen:
sklad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ugaritic:
𐎛𐎁𐎒𐎐
(ỉbsn)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ukrainian:
склад
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ukrainian:
схо́вище
(sxóvyšče)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ukrainian:
амба́р
(ambár)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Ukrainian:
пакга́уз
(pakháuz)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Urdu:
گودام
(godām)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Urdu:
اَن٘بار
(ambār)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Urdu:
مال خانَہ
(māl xāna)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Urdu:
مال گودام
(māl godām)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Urdu:
مَخْزَن
(maxzan)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Uyghur:
ئامبار
(ambar)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Uyghur:
ئىسكىلات
(iskilat)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Uzbek:
ombor
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Uzbek:
sklad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Vietnamese:
kho hàng
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Vietnamese:
kho
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Vietnamese:
nhà kho
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Volapük:
magad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Volapük:
canamagad
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Welsh:
warws
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Yakut:
ыскылаат
(ïskïlaat)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Yiddish:
מאַגאַזין
(magazin)
— a place for storing large amounts of products
Yiddish:
סקלאַד
(sklad)
— a place for storing large amounts of products