storage

storage
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ safe, secure
▪

the safe storage of nuclear weapons

▪ cold, dry
▪ long-term, temporary
▪ additional, extra
▪ disk
▪

the available disk storage capacity

▪ food, fuel, water, etc.
▪ data, information, etc.
VERB + STORAGE
▪ put sth in, put sth into
▪

The strawberries are put into cold storage for several months.

▪ take sth out of
▪ provide
▪ be used for
▪

The side rooms are used for storage.

STORAGE + NOUN
▪ facilities
▪ device, medium, system
▪

digital storage devices

▪ area, capacity, space
▪ building, depot, room, shed, site
▪ cabinet, compartment, cupboard, locker, unit
▪

a handy storage compartment below the oven

▪ bin, container, jar, tank, vessel
▪ heater (BrE)
▪ battery (AmE)
▪ costs
▪ life
▪

The cheese has a storage life of two months.

PREPOSITION
▪ in storage
▪

All their furniture is in storage until they come back from Africa.


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