1
2
a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
especially
: the safekeeping of goods in a depository (such as a warehouse)
b
: the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse
3
: the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss
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Examples of storage in a Sentence
Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage.
We need to get our furniture out of storage.
the body's storage of fat
the storage of nuclear waste
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The French Renaissance-style structure in Manhattan’s Carnegie Hill sports a beautiful lobby staffed by full-time doormen and concierges, a fitness center, and bicycle storage.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Shipping physical books requires storage and labor, so Bookshop takes a cut of the proceeds from sales.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
This includes acquisition of new software licenses and/or cloud expenses, hardware purchases (compute, storage), early termination costs related to the existing virtual environment, application testing/quality assurance, and test equipment.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Shipping physical books requires storage and labor, so Bookshop takes a cut of the proceeds from sales.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
This includes acquisition of new software licenses and/or cloud expenses, hardware purchases (compute, storage), early termination costs related to the existing virtual environment, application testing/quality assurance, and test equipment.
—Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for storage
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“Storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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storage
noun
stor·age
ˈstōr-ij 
ˈstȯr-
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a
: the act of storing : the state of being stored
b
: the price charged for storing something
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