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The store's Joanna Jeffreys said: 'On the first day, we achieved our predicted day's turnover in two hours, and on our second day we had to implement a "one in, one out" security procedure as the store was at almost double its capacity.

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  1. noun A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop.
  2. noun A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns.
  3. noun Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms.
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  • He said everything in the store will be auctioned off unless Johnson is able to rectify the situation before the time of the public auction.
  • With a giant alien space ship jetting from the main entrance, the store is a tribute to Hollywood "B-Movies." —  Beacon Media News
  • If the store was a registered company, a liquidator will be appointed to wind up the company. —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • According to him the store will be an entertainment channel with applications and other content such as video, audio and games. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Featuring designers "from Brooklyn to Bangkok," the store is always full of unusual and beautiful finds ... —  Apartment Therapy Main
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shop ·  supply ·  stock ·  box ·  house ·  product ·  library ·  food ·  station ·  building ·  collection ·  book

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store:   stores ·  storing ·  stored
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English stor, supply, from Old French estor, from estorer, to build, from Latin īnstaurāre, to restore; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English storen, also astoren, astorien, from Old French estorer, esturer, estaurer, make, build, establish, provide, furnish, store, from Latin instaurare, renew, repair, make, Middle Latin also provide, store, from in, in, to, + staurare, set up, place (found also in restaurare, restore), from staurus, fixed, = Greek σταυρός, n., an upright pole, a stake, cross, = Sanskrit sthāvara, fixed, = Anglo-Saxon steór, a rudder, etc.; from the root of stand: see stand. Cf. restore, instauation, etc. Hence store, n., storage, story, etc.
  2. from Middle English stor, store, stoor (cf. Welsh ystôr = Gaelic stor, from English), from Old French estore, estoire, estorie, provisions, store, a fleet, navy, army, from Middle Latin staurum (also, after Old French, storium), same as instaurum, store, from Latin instaurare, renew, restore, Middle Latin also provide, furnish, store: see store, v.
  3. from French store, a window-shade, spring-blind, roller-blind, from Latin storea, a mat.
 

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