stored; storing
1
: lay away, accumulate
store vegetables for winter use
an organism that absorbs and stores DDT
3
: to place or leave in a location (such as a warehouse, library, or computer memory) for preservation or later use or disposal
1
2
: storage
—usually used with in
when placing eggs in store—
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: value, importance
set great store by a partner's opinion
4
: a large quantity, supply, or number : abundance
5
a
b
chiefly British
: memory sense 4
6
: a business establishment where usually diversified goods are kept for retail sale
a grocery store
compare shop
1
or stores
: of, relating to, kept in, or used for a store
2
: purchased from a store as opposed to being natural or homemade : manufactured, ready-made
store clothes
store bread
Synonyms
Examples of store in a Sentence
Verb
I stored my furniture until I found a new apartment.
She stores her jewels in a safe.
The wine should be stored at room temperature.
The solar panels store energy.
They're studying how our brains store memories.
Noun
I'm going to the store to buy groceries.
The stores are always crowded around the holiday season.
Adjective
preferred homemade bread to store brands
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In heavy rains, the city on the hill cannot store all the storm runoff and sewage that flows toward an oceanside treatment plant in a single old pipe, so some heads out to sea.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Jones pointed his supporters instead to a new online store at a different website.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Angus Loten, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2021
And online and other non-store sales are expected to increase between 10% and 12%.
—Ivana Pino, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
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Verb
Instead, write it down on paper and store it in a locked box, safe, or other secure physical location.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In heavy rains, the city on the hill cannot store all the storm runoff and sewage that flows toward an oceanside treatment plant in a single old pipe, so some heads out to sea.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
State of play: As companies brace for an increase in the cost of importing products, shoppers can expect to see a reflection at their favorites stores.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Jones pointed his supporters instead to a new online store at a different website.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The National Retail Federation expects U.S. online and non-store sales this year to grow as much as 23% from 2020, to roughly $1.13 trillion, the trade group said in June.
—Angus Loten, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2021
And online and other non-store sales are expected to increase between 10% and 12%.
—Ivana Pino, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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store
1 of 3 verb
ˈstō(ə)r 
ˈstȯ(ə)r
stored; storing
1
: lay away, accumulate
store vegetables for winter use
3
a
: to deposit in a place (as a warehouse) for safekeeping or disposal
stored my furniture until I found a new apartment
b
: to record information in a device (as a computer)
4
: to provide storage room for : hold
racks for storing basketballs
store
2 of 3 noun1
a
: something stored
a store of good jokes
b
plural
: accumulated supplies (as of food) : stock
a ship's stores
2
: value entry 1 sense 3, importance
a family that set great store by tradition
3
: a place where goods are sold : shop
store
3 of 3 adjective
: purchased from a store : ready-made
store clothes
store bread
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