storage
US /ˈstɔrədʒ/
Definition
the act of storing something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We rent extra storage space for the boxes of old documents.
Word Family
Synonyms
- warehousea storehouse for goods and merchandise
- depositorya facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- retentionthe act of retaining something
Collocations
- Easy storage boxdescribing storage box (the act of storing something)
- Medium cold storage facilities for perishablesdescribing cold storage facilities for perishables (a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs))
- Hard secure cloud data storage complianceto secure cloud data storage compliance, meaning to get by special effort
- Very Hard put long-held grievances into mental storageto put long-held grievances into mental storage, meaning to put into a certain place or abstract location
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.