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store

UK
/stɔː/
US
/stɔr/

Translations

storenoun
stores
pl
UK
/stɔː/
US
/stɔr/
I went to the store to buy some groceries.
Je suis allé au magasin pour acheter des provisions.
The farmer had a store of grain in the barn.
Le fermier avait un stock de céréales dans la grange.
grand magasin
The department store had everything from clothes to electronics.
Le grand magasin avait tout, des vêtements à l’électronique.
Additional translations
magasin de donnéesInformatique.
importanceSurtout dans la locution to set great store by/on.
Synonyms
shop
retail outlet
market
emporium
establishment
warehouse
depot
supermarket
boutique
storeverb
stored
Past Simple
stored
Past Participle
storing
Gerund
UK
/stɔː/
US
/stɔr/
They store their winter clothes in the attic during the summer.
Ils stockent leurs vêtements d’hiver dans le grenier pendant l’été.
Additional translations
entreposerPour des objets ou des biens placés en dépôt.
conserverSurtout pour des données ou des informations.
Synonyms
keep
save
retain
cache
hoard
stockpile
warehouse
deposit
Antonyms
retrieve
release
disperse
storeadjective
UK
/stɔː/
US
/stɔr/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate a relation to a retail store.
de magasin
Store brands are often cheaper than name-brand products.
Les marques de magasin sont souvent moins chères que les produits de marque.
Additional translations
d’engraissementAgriculture, chiefly British.
du commercePar opposition à fait maison.
Synonyms
stored
stocked
warehoused
kept
reserved
on-hand
in-stock
in-store
available
stashed

Definitions

storenoun
A place where goods are sold to the public.
I went to the store to buy some groceries.
A supply or stock of something, especially one that is kept for future use.
The farmer had a store of grain in the barn.
A large retail establishment selling a wide variety of goods.
The department store had everything from clothes to electronics.
Information or data kept in a computer’s memory or other electronic medium.
The application retrieves the user profile from the data store.
Importance or value attached to something, especially in the idiom “to set great store by/​on”.
She sets great store by honesty in her employees.
storeverb
To keep or accumulate something for future use.
They store their winter clothes in the attic during the summer.
To place or leave something in a particular location for safekeeping.
You can store your luggage in the hotel storage room until your room is ready.
To enter or keep data in a computer’s memory or other electronic medium for later retrieval.
The database securely stores customer records.
storeadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a retail store.
Store brands are often cheaper than name-brand products.
Intended for being kept or fattened before later sale or use (chiefly British, agriculture).
The farmer bought a dozen store lambs at the market.
Commercially produced and available for purchase at a retail outlet, as opposed to homemade or bespoke.
He served a store cake instead of baking one from scratch.
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