Reposition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

depositing in a warehouse

change place or direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpəzˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpəzˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpəzˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpəzˈɪʃən/.

Examples

they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn
my car is in storage
publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repositing warehousing storage shift dislodge

Parts of Speech

noun	depositing in a warehouse “they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn”
verb	change place or direction “Shift one's position”
verb	place into another position

Word Forms

reposit	verb	put (something) in a place for storage
warehouse	verb	store in a warehouse
shift	noun	the act of moving from one place to another
shifting	noun	the act of moving from one place to another
repositioning	noun	the act of placing in a new position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neu positionieren

Einlagern in ein Lager

🇫🇷French

repositionner

dépôt dans un entrepôt

🇪🇸Spanish

reposicionar

depositar en un almacén

🇮🇹Italian

riposizionare

deposito in un magazzino

🇳🇱Dutch

herpositioneren

deponeren in een magazijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

reposicionar

depositando em um armazém

🇷🇺Russian

переместить

размещение на складе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुन:

गोदाम में जमा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

রিপজিশন

একটি গুদামে জমা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இடமாற்றம்

ஒரு கிடங்கில் வைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

పునఃస్థాపన

గిడ్డంగిలో డిపాజిట్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनर्स्थित

गोदामात जमा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિપોઝિશન

વેરહાઉસમાં જમા કરાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ

ಗೋದಾಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಠೇವಣಿ ಇಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനമാറ്റം

ഒരു വെയർഹൗസിൽ നിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗੋਦਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریپوزیشن

ایک گودام میں جمع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复位

存放在仓库

🇯🇵Japanese

位置を変更する

倉庫に預ける

🇰🇷Korean

정복

창고에 입금

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặt lại vị trí

gửi hàng vào kho

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนตำแหน่ง

ฝากไว้ในคลังสินค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

reposisi

penitipan di gudang

🇵🇭Filipino

muling puwesto

pagdedeposito sa isang bodega

🇲🇾Malay

kedudukan semula

menyimpan di gudang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعادة الوضع

إيداع في المستودع

🇮🇷Persian

تغییر موقعیت

سپرده گذاری در انبار

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden konumlandırma

depoya yatırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיקום מחדש

הפקדה במחסן

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The primary meaning of 'reposition' is 'depositing in a warehouse'.

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Using 'reposition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reposition' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reposition' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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