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The definition of a store is a place where something is sold.

(noun)

An example of a store is a supermarket.

Store is defined as to put away or to stock.

(verb)

An example of to store is to keep food in the fridge.
An example of to store is to copy files onto a computer disk.

See store in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb stored, storing

to put aside, or accumulate, for use when needed
to fill or furnish with a supply or stock: a mind stored with trivia
to put, as in a warehouse, for safekeeping
to be a place for the storage of
Comput. to put or keep (information) on a disk, tape, etc.

Origin: ME storen < OFr estorer, to erect, furnish, store < L instaurare, to repair, restore, erect < in-, in- + -staurare < IE base *stā-, to stand

intransitive verb

to undergo storage in a specified manner

noun

a supply (of something) for use when needed; reserve; stock
supplies, esp. of food, clothing, arms, etc.
☆ a retail establishment where goods are regularly offered for sale
a place where supplies are kept; storehouse; warehouse
a great amount or number; abundance

Origin: ME < OFr estor < the v.

adjective

of a kind sold in stores; being a commercial or mass-produced article

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storable adjective

See store in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns.
stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse.
A great quantity or number; an abundance.

transitive verb stored stored, stor·ing, stores

To reserve or put away for future use.
To fill, supply, or stock.
To deposit or receive in a storehouse or warehouse for safekeeping.
Computer Science To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English stor, supply

Origin: , from Old French estor

Origin: , from estorer, to build

Origin: , from Latin īnstaurāre, to restore; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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