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store

/stɔː(r)/

EN

As a noun, it most commonly refers to a retail shop where goods are sold; it can also mean a supply of something kept for future use, or the storage of digital data. As a verb, it means to keep something in a specific place for future use, or to save digital data.

I'm going to the grocery store to buy some milk.

Etymology

Derived from the Old French word 'estor', meaning 'supply, stock', which came from the Latin 'instaurare', meaning 'to renew, restore, provide'. The meaning 'retail shop' emerged in the 18th century.

Translations

简体中文
商店,储存,仓库
繁體中文
商店,儲存,倉庫
日本語
店,保存,ストア
한국어
가게,저장
Deutsch
Geschäft,Laden,speichern
Español
tienda,almacenar
Português
loja,armazenar
Français
magasin,stocker
Català
botiga,emmagatzemar
Tiếng Việt
cửa hàng,lưu trữ

Collocations

grocery storestore datadepartment storestore awayclothing store

Synonyms

shopretailerkeepsavestock

Antonyms

sellremovedelete

Related Words

storageretailinventorywarehousedisk