entrepôt

or en·tre·pot

[ ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh ]

/ ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ /

noun, plural en·tre·pôts [ahn-truh-pohz; French ahn-truh-poh]. /ˈɑn trəˌpoʊz; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ/.

a warehouse.

a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.

Origin of entrepôt

1715–25; <French, equivalent to entreinter- + pôt<Latin positum, noun use of neuter past participle of pōnere to put, place (modeled on dépôtdepot)

Words nearby entrepôt

entremets, entrench, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entresol, entropion, entropion uveae, entropy

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Example sentences from the Web for entrepôt

Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
From the situation of the country, the city of New Orleans had been our channel and entrepot for everything, going and returning.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.
Old Mackinaw|W. P. Strickland.
That we have a right to some spot as an entrepot for our commerce, may be at once affirmed.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman

British Dictionary definitions for entrepôt

entrepôt

/ (French ɑ̃trəpo) /

noun

a warehouse for commercial goods

a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty
(as modifier)an entrepôt trade

Word Origin for entrepôt

C18: French, from entreposer to put in, from entre- between, inter- + poser to place (see pose 1); formed on the model of depot

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单词	entrepôt
释义	entrepôt or en·tre·pot [ ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh ] / ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ / noun, plural en·tre·pôts [ahn-truh-pohz; French ahn-truh-poh]. /ˈɑn trəˌpoʊz; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ/. a warehouse. a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging. Origin of entrepôt 1715–25; <French, equivalent to entreinter- + pôt<Latin positum, noun use of neuter past participle of pōnere to put, place (modeled on dépôtdepot) Words nearby entrepôt entremets, entrench, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entresol, entropion, entropion uveae, entropy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entrepôt Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot. The Old Northwest\|Frederic Austin Ogg From the situation of the country, the city of New Orleans had been our channel and entrepot for everything, going and returning. Complete Prose Works\|Walt Whitman The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce. Old Mackinaw\|W. P. Strickland. That we have a right to some spot as an entrepot for our commerce, may be at once affirmed. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines. The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete\|William T. Sherman British Dictionary definitions for entrepôt entrepôt / (French ɑ̃trəpo) / noun a warehouse for commercial goods a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty (as modifier)an entrepôt trade Word Origin for entrepôt C18: French, from entreposer to put in, from entre- between, inter- + poser to place (see pose 1); formed on the model of depot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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