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storage

STOR-ij/ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/UKSTAW-rij/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Pluralstorages

5 meanings of storage

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  1. 1
    place to keepnouncountable or uncountable
    A place or container where you keep things.

    Like a big box or room where you keep things you don't need right now.

    We rented a storage unit to hold our extra boxes.

    Our new kitchen has a lot more storage than the old one.

    UsagePeople usually say storage space or a storage unit.

    Similarstoreroom, depot, repository, warehouse

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    Keeping things somewhere while they are not being used, or being kept there.

    Like keeping your toys in a box until you want to play with them again.

    We put the old furniture into storage for the winter.

    Cold storage keeps the food fresh for months.

    UsageYou put things into storage, and they stay in storage.

    Similarsafekeeping, warehousing, stowage, keeping

  3. 3
    computer datanoun
    The space in a computer or phone that keeps your files even when it is off, or the parts that hold them.

    Like a filing cabinet for a computer, where files stay until you open them.

    My phone ran out of storage, so I deleted some photos.

    This laptop has plenty of storage for games and movies.

    UsageStorage keeps your files; memory is a different part. A phone can run out of storage.

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    feenoununcountable
    The money you pay to have your goods kept somewhere.

    Storage came to forty dollars a month for the boxes in the garage unit.

    After a year, the storage was more than the old couch was worth.

  2. 5
    verb
    To put something into a place where it is kept for later use.

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Origin

It comes from the word "store" plus the ending "-age".

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact