storagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/us/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/B2 the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the future:
We've had to build some cupboards to give us more storage space.
in storage
If things such as furniture are in storage, they are being kept safe in a special building while they are not needed.
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- All chairs collapse for easy storage.
- These garden chairs will fold flat for storage.
- The paper records were microfilmed to save storage space.
- The new wine is pumped into storage tanks.
- We follow very strict guidelines on the use and storage of personal details on computers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- earmark
- lay
- lay sth in
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- stockpile
- store
- store sth up
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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