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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
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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During a Crew Dragon flight in 2021, for example, SpaceX found that a tube used to funnel urine into a storage tank became unglued, causing a leaky mess beneath the capsule’s floor.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The system includes filtration, UV treatment and a water softener, Smith said, and a separate storage container was meant to ensure the landscaping wouldn’t suffer if the well lagged.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The scale of this storage is also enormous.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Diesel, which powers the island’s generators, is pumped into large storage tanks.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The system includes filtration, UV treatment and a water softener, Smith said, and a separate storage container was meant to ensure the landscaping wouldn’t suffer if the well lagged.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The scale of this storage is also enormous.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Diesel, which powers the island’s generators, is pumped into large storage tanks.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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