store

[[t]stɔr, stoʊr[/t]]

n. v. stored, stor•ing, adj.

1) bus an establishment where merchandise is sold, usu. on a retail basis

2) cvb bus a grocery

3) bus a supply or stock of something, esp. for future use

4) stores, supplies of food, clothing, arms, or other requisites

5) brit. Chiefly Brit. a storehouse or warehouse

6) quantity, esp. great quantity; abundance:

a rich store of grain[/ex]

7) to supply or stock with something, as for future use

8) to accumulate or put away, for future use

9) to deposit in a storehouse or other place for keeping

10) cmp to put or retain (data) in a computer memory unit

11) to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored

12) to take in or hold supplies or articles, as for future use

13) cvb bought from a store; commercial:

store bread[/ex]

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- in store set or lay store by

Etymology: 1225–75; (v.) ME, aph. var. of astoren < OF estorer < L instaurāre to renew, restore; (n.) ME, aph. var. of astore < OF estore, der. of estorer stor′er, n.