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Nov 29, 2009
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ware•house



Pronunciation: (
—n.wâr'hous";
—v.wâr'houz", -hous"), [key]
—n., pl. -hous•esPronunciation: (-hou"ziz), [key]
—v., -housed, -hous•ing.

—n.
1. a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
2. Brit.a large retail store.
3. a building, or a part of one, in which wholesalers keep large stocks of merchandise, which they display and sell to retailers.

—v.t.
1. to place, deposit, or store in a warehouse.
2. to set aside or accumulate, as for future use.
3. to place in a government or bonded warehouse, to be kept until duties are paid.
4. Informal.to confine (the mentally ill) to large institutions for long-term custodial care.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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