상품이나 원자재를 수출 또는 판매 유통 전에 보관하는 대형 건물.
A large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored before their export or distribution for sale.
예문:
"The company decided to automate its massive distribution warehouse to speed up order fulfillment."
"We need to check the inventory levels in the main warehouse before confirming the shipment date."
대중에게 직접 물건을 판매하는 대형 도매점 또는 소매점.
A large wholesale or retail store, often selling goods at a discount directly to the public.
예문:
"She bought a year's supply of paper towels at the bulk warehouse club."
"The electronics warehouse is having a massive clearance sale this weekend."
상품을 창고에 보관하거나 저장하다.
To store (goods) in a warehouse.
예문:
"All imported textiles must be properly warehoused until they pass customs inspection."
"We are currently warehousing the excess inventory until the next sales quarter begins."
개인의 문제 해결 없이 대규모의 비인격적인 시설에 (죄수나 정신과 환자 등을) 수용하다.
To place (someone, typically a prisoner or a psychiatric patient) in a large, impersonal institution in which their problems are not satisfactorily addressed.
예문:
"Critics argue that the state is simply warehousing the mentally ill rather than providing adequate treatment."
"The report highlighted concerns about the practice of warehousing elderly patients in understaffed care homes."