storage

noun

stor·​age ˈstȯr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
1
a
: space or a place for storing
b
: an amount stored
2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
especially : the safekeeping of goods in a depository (such as a warehouse)
b
: the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse
3
: the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss

Examples of storage in a Sentence

Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage. We need to get our furniture out of storage. the body's storage of fat the storage of nuclear waste
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of storage was circa 1613

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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storage. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

storage

noun
stor·​age ˈstōr-ij How to pronounce storage (audio)
ˈstȯr-
1
a
: space or a place for storing
b
: an amount stored
2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
b
: the price charged for storing something

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