warehousing
noun[U]
uk/ˈweə.haʊ.zɪŋ/us/ˈwer.haʊ.zɪŋ/warehousingnoun[U](STORAGE)
theactivityofstoringsomething in awarehouse(= alargebuildingforstoringthings before they aresold):
Thecompanyhassolditswarehousing anddistributionoperation.
Transportation and warehousingsupported65,000jobs.
- Goods aredeliveredwhen they'reneededtoavoidthecostsof warehousing.
- Foodbankofficialssaid thecostof warehousing andrefrigerationis about 50centsperpoundoffood.
- Thecompanywasawardeda $12 million warehousingcontract.
Buildings for storing things
- armoury
- arsenal
- barn
- bike shed
- boathouse
- commercial
- depository
- fulfilment centre
- godown
- granary
- lock (something) up
- lumberyard
- magazine
- root cellar
- shed
- silo
- store
- storehouse
- warehouse
warehousingnoun[U](PEOPLE)
thepracticeof puttingpeopleinlargeprisons,hospitals, etc. withouttryingtohelpthem withtheirproblems:
（对罪犯、病人等）仓储式对待（而不是寻求真正解决他们的问题）Critics of thesystemsay it's just anotherformof warehousing for thementallyill.对这个系统持批评态度的人说，这不过是对待精神病患者的又一种仓储式对待。
She refers to this as warehousing,keepingtheelderlyinisolationfrom otheragegroupsandeverydaylife.她把这种将老人与其他年龄段人群和日常生活隔离开来的做法称为仓储式对待。
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warehouse
- Unnecessary warehousing ofprisonerscoststaxpayersmillions ofdollars.
- Expertspushedfor more community-basedservicesto end the warehousing ofmentallyillchildren.
- Warehousing oflong-termand oftenforgottenrefugeesis anoutcomeof thecrisis.
Living or sleeping somewhere
- abide
- co-resident
- co-residential
- domiciled
- dwell
- inhospitable
- live in
- live in sinidiom
- live out
- lodge
- occupancy
- populate
- reoccupation
- repopulate
- repopulation
- reside
- residence
- settle
- slum
- tenancy
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