n.
- a quantity or supply kept for use as needed.
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(stores)
supplies of equipment and food kept for use by members of an army, navy, or other institution.
- a place where things are kept for future use or sale.
▸chiefly N. Amer. a shop.
▸Brit. a large shop selling different types of goods.
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(also stores)
Brit. a shop selling basic necessities.
- Brit. a computer memory.
- a sheep, steer, cow, or pig acquired or kept for fattening.
v.
- keep or accumulate for future use.
- retain or enter (information) for future electronic retrieval.
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(be stored with)
have a useful supply of.
Phrase
Derivative
Etymology
ME: shortening of OFr. estore (n.), estorer (v.), from L. instaurare ‘renew’; cf. restore.