Warehouse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a storehouse for goods and merchandise

store in a warehouse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛɹhaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeəhaʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeəhaʊs/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɛɹhaʊs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

storage warehouse

Parts of Speech

noun	a storehouse for goods and merchandise
verb	store in a warehouse

Word Forms

warehouse	verb	store in a warehouse
warehouse	noun	a storehouse for goods and merchandise
warehouser	noun	a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
warehousing	noun	depositing in a warehouse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lager

ein Lager für Waren und Waren

🇫🇷French

entrepôt

un entrepôt pour les biens et les marchandises

🇪🇸Spanish

depósito

un almacén de bienes y mercancías

🇮🇹Italian

magazzino

un magazzino di beni e merci

🇳🇱Dutch

magazijn

een opslagplaats voor goederen en koopwaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

armazém

um armazém para bens e mercadorias

🇷🇺Russian

склад

склад для товаров и товаров

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोदाम

माल और माल का भण्डारगृह

🇧🇩Bengali

গুদাম

পণ্য এবং পণ্যদ্রব্যের জন্য একটি ভাণ্ডার

🇮🇳Tamil

கிடங்கு

பொருட்கள் மற்றும் சரக்குகளுக்கான சேமிப்புக் கிடங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

గిడ్డంగి

వస్తువులు మరియు వస్తువుల కోసం స్టోర్హౌస్

🇮🇳Marathi

कोठार

वस्तू आणि व्यापारासाठी एक भांडार

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેરહાઉસ

માલસામાન અને વેપાર માટેનું ભંડાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗ್ರಾಣ

ಸರಕು ಮತ್ತು ಸರಕುಗಳ ಉಗ್ರಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭരണശാല

ചരക്കുകളുടെയും ചരക്കുകളുടെയും സംഭരണശാല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਦਾਮ

ਮਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਵਪਾਰ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਭੰਡਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

گودام

سامان اور تجارتی سامان کے لیے ایک گودام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

仓库

货物和商品的仓库

🇯🇵Japanese

倉庫

商品や商品の倉庫

🇰🇷Korean

창고

물건과 상품을 보관하는 창고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kho

một kho chứa hàng hóa và hàng hóa

🇹🇭Thai

คลังสินค้า

โกดังสำหรับสินค้าและสินค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

gudang

gudang barang dan dagangan

🇵🇭Filipino

bodega

isang kamalig para sa mga kalakal at paninda

🇲🇾Malay

gudang

sebuah gudang untuk barangan dan barangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستودع

مخزن للبضائع والبضائع

🇮🇷Persian

انبار

انباری برای کالاها و اجناس

🇹🇷Turkish

depo

mal ve mallar için bir depo

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחסָן

מחסן לסחורות וסחורה

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The primary meaning of 'warehouse' is 'a storehouse for goods and merchandise'.

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