Used in a Sentence

warehouse

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for warehouse.

Editorial note

Amazon has far fewer warehouse workers than Walmart has low wage workers, so the average is substantially higher.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of warehouse gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.

verb

(transitive, business) To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.

verb

(transitive) To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for warehouse.

verb

(transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.

verb

(transitive, business) To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.

verb

(transitive) To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.

noun

A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

Example sentences

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Amazon has far fewer warehouse workers than Walmart has low wage workers, so the average is substantially higher.

2

I mean, it's certainly better than warehouse employees, but devs are treated as highly disposable cogs.

3

We're able to do this with our warehouse API that gives us more transparency into our network of facilities.

4

This probably won't be the case for their warehouse workers, who might in many cases have a choice between Amazon and unemployed.

5

On first read I thought you meant a giant warehouse robot shuffling books like a deck of cards.

6

Not to forget about companies offering warehouse movers for businesses as 1099.

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And at one point I thought the warehouse workers were actually subcontracted through another firm but I may be mis-remembering that.

8

I've always wanted to try this idea though, perhaps in a large converted-warehouse or even a traditional down-town office-space somewhere like Austin.

9

I don't think the Amazon employee total includes their warehouse workers who actually work for Integrity Staffing Solutions rather than Amazon itself.

10

There are articles on how horrible the warehouse conditions are.

11

Slower moving products are sent from the main warehouse.

12

Those companies are going away because bigger networks can be formed on the global computer by anyone who wants to participate—warehouse owners, truck drivers, bike messengers, etc.

Proper noun examples

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Expanding the scope to include Analytics, Data Warehouse, DevOps and App developers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use warehouse in a sentence?

Amazon has far fewer warehouse workers than Walmart has low wage workers, so the average is substantially higher.

What does warehouse mean?

(transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.

What part of speech is warehouse?

warehouse is commonly used as verb, noun.