store meaning and definition

STORE noun

Definition of store (noun)

1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
   • "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
   • synonyms: shop
2. a supply of something available for future use
   • "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
   • synonyms: fund, stock
3. an electronic memory device
   • "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
   • synonyms: computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage
4. a depository for goods
   • "storehouses were built close to the docks"
   • synonyms: depot, entrepot, storage, storehouse

STORE verb

Definition of store (verb)

1. keep or lay aside for future use
   • "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
   • synonyms: hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
2. find a place for and put away for storage
   • "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"