warehousing

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Definition of warehousing

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noun

The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

“1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.”
“Warehousing was vital in a time when storms, poor harvests and wars made supplies unreliable.”

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noun

The act of storing goods in a warehouse.

“1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.”
“Warehousing was vital in a time when storms, poor harvests and wars made supplies unreliable.”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of warehouse

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From warehouse + -ing.

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