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Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun wair-hous; verb wair-houz, -hous
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈwɛərˌhaʊs; verb ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs



Definition of warehoused

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from ware (n.) + house. Cf. Dutch warenhuis, German warenhaus. Meaning "large impersonal institution" is American English colloquial, first attested 1970.
  • As in pack : verb make ready for transport
  • As in store : verb collect and put aside
  • As in stow : verb reserve, store
Example sentences :
  • It amounts annually to about 60 quintals or cwts., and is warehoused at Avignon.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • The Best Resolutions in the world would be contaminated if they were all warehoused under one roof.
  • Extract from : « The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch » by S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
  • They may, however, upon paying certain duties, be imported and warehoused for exportation.
  • Extract from : « An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations » by Adam Smith
  • Here the salmon caught in the neighboring rapids were "warehoused," to await customers.
  • Extract from : « Astoria » by Washington Irving
  • The rags are sorted and warehoused by the wholesale rag merchants, who supply the paper-mills.
  • Extract from : « Two Poets » by Honore de Balzac
  • The bulk of her luggage remained in Paris, warehoused, where it had been sent ere she quitted Grenoble.
  • Extract from : « East Lynne » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Sometimes they are warehoused at once, and parcelled out to the importer only in small lots, as he needs them.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Foreign Exchange » by Franklin Escher
  • But the weevil more especially attacks the haricot when warehoused.
  • Extract from : « Social Life in the Insect World » by J. H. Fabre

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