storage

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4792

Meanings

1

noun
The act of keeping things somewhere until they are needed.

There is a lot of storage space in the loft.
2

noun
A place where things are kept until they are needed.

We put the old furniture into storage when we moved.
3

noun
The part of a computer where data is kept; computer memory.

I'd recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a place where things are... store storehouse depot

3 noun · the part of a computer... memory

Word family

Forms storages

Derived forms cryostoragemicrostoragenonstorageprestoragerestorageself-storage

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

From store + -age.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# storage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɔɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 4792

## Meanings
1. The act of keeping things somewhere until they are needed.
2. A place where things are kept until they are needed.
3. The part of a computer where data is kept; computer memory.

## Examples
- There is a lot of storage space in the loft.
- We put the old furniture into storage when we moved.
- I'd recommend backing up these files to storage before reinstalling the operating system.

## Derived Forms
- cryostorage
- microstorage
- nonstorage
- prestorage
- restorage
- self-storage

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -age - action

## Etymology
From store + -age.

## AI Etymology
Storage is from store + -age. In present-day use, it can mean the act of keeping things somewhere until they are needed, or a place where things are kept until they are needed. Derived formations include cryostorage, microstorage, nonstorage, prestorage, restorage.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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