English · Word Candidate

warehouse

/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: warehouses · warehousing · warehoused

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kho hàng để lưu trữ lượng lớn hàng hóa hoặc sản phẩm

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Noun

Examples

Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An intermediate facility where goods are transported from the manufacturer prior to their distribution to retailers.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cơ sở trung gian nơi hàng hóa được vận chuyển từ nhà sản xuất trước khi phân phối cho các nhà bán lẻ

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To store in a warehouse or similar.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lưu trữ trong kho hoặc tương tự

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Verb

Examples

Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giam giữ một người trong một cơ sở trong thời gian dài

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Verb

Examples

When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning, but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “warehouse” mean?

A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.

Is “warehouse” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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