store
noun [ C ]
uk/stɔːr/ us COMMERCE UK
a large building where you can buy many types of goods:
The DIY store group has expanded steadily in several main cities.
The economic crisis forced the closure of their flagship store.
At present, only 6.5% of the group's store managers are women.
Compare
cash-and-carry adjective
megastore
superstore
COMMERCE
a place where people go to buy things:
We failed to get the right products into the right stores.
a grocery/hardware/record store
an online store
See also
shop noun
a large building where things are kept until they are needed:
a grain/weapons store
[ usually plural ]
a supply of something that is being kept so it can be used later:
Gold remains one of the most reliable stores of wealth.
See also
App Store
bookstore
chain store
consignment store
convenience store
cooperative store
department store
destination store
dime store
discount store
drive-in store
drugstore
general store
gift shop
in-store
multiple store
pop-up store
retail store
same-store
ten-cent store
variety store
store
verb [ T ]
uk/stɔːr/ usto put or keep something somewhere until it is needed:
The fire damaged over 80% of the stock stored in the warehouse.
Carbon dioxide produced when burning coal can now be stored underground rather than released into the atmosphere.
IT
to keep information, music, etc. on a computer:
The system allows users to retrieve e-mail stored on a remote server.
digitally/electronically stored MP3 technology allows a large amount of music to be electronically stored in a relatively compact space.