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Dictionary definition · store

noun

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

verb

  1. keep or lay aside for future use"store grain for the winter"
  2. find a place for and put away for storage"where should we stow the vegetables?"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).