Store Definition–noun | 1. | an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. |
| 2. | a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. |
| 3. | a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business. |
| 4. | a supply or stock of something, esp. one for future use. |
| 5. | stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces. |
| 6. | Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse. |
| 7. | quantity, esp. great quantity; abundance, or plenty: a rich store of grain. |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to supply or stock with something, as for future use. |
| 9. | to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually fol. by up or away). |
| 10. | to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping. |
| 11. | Computers. to put or retain (data) in a memory unit. |
–verb (used without object) | 12. | to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use. |
| 13. | to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored: Flour stores well. |
–adjective | 14. | bought from a store; commercial: a loaf of store bread. |
—Idioms| 15. | in store, | a. | in readiness or reserve. |
| b. | about to happen; imminent: There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways. |
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| 16. | set or lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem: She sets great store by good character. |
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