I. ˈstȯr transitive verb
( stored ; stor·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estorer to establish, restore, supply, from Latin instaurare to resume, restore
Date: 13th century
1. : lay away , accumulate
store vegetables for winter use
an organism that absorbs and store s DDT
2. : furnish , supply ; especially : to stock against a future time
store a ship with provisions
3. : to place or leave in a location (as a warehouse, library, or computer memory) for preservation or later use or disposal
4. : to provide storage room for : hold
elevators for storing surplus wheat
• stor·able ˈstȯr-ə-bəl adjective
II. noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : something that is stored or kept for future use
b. plural : articles (as of food) accumulated for some specific object and drawn upon as needed : stock , supplies
c. : something that is accumulated
d. : a source from which things may be drawn as needed : a reserve fund
2. : storage — usually used with in
when placing eggs in store — Dublin Sunday Independent
3. : value , importance
set great store by a partner's opinion
4. : a large quantity, supply, or number : abundance
5.
a. : storehouse , warehouse
b. chiefly British : memory 4
6. : a business establishment where usually diversified goods are kept for retail sale
a grocery store
— compare shop
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- in store
III. adjective
Date: 1574
1. or stores : of, relating to, kept in, or used for a store
2. : purchased from a store as opposed to being natural or homemade : manufactured, ready-made
store clothes
store bread