1. (

• shop ,
• store

) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" ;

2. (

• store ,
• stock ,
• fund ,

) a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" ;

3. (

• memory ,
• computer_memory ,
• storage ,
• computer_storage ,
• store ,
• memory_board

) an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" ;

4. (

• storehouse ,
• depot ,
• entrepot ,
• storage ,
• store ,

) a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" ;

1. (

• store ,
• hive_away ,
• lay_in ,
• put_in ,
• salt_away ,
• stack_away ,
• stash_away

) keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" ;

2. (

• store ,

) find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" ;