What does "warehousing" mean?

The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

Warehousing

Q: What is a synonym for "warehousing"?

Common synonyms include: cold storage, conservation, custody, guardianship, preservation, repositing.

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
"1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c."
2
depositing in a warehouse wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of warehouse form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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cold storage conservation custody guardianship preservation repositing

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"1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c."

Etymology

From warehouse + -ing.

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