warehousing

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warehousing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Warehousing \Ware"hous`ing\, n.
     The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse
     store.
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     Warehousing system, an arrangement for lodging imported
        articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of
        duties until they are taken out for home consumption. If
        reexported, they are not charged with a duty. See Bonded  warehouse
        , under Bonded, a.
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  Warehouse \Ware"house`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warehoused; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Warehousing.]
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     1. To deposit or secure in a warehouse.
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     2. To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse
        stores, to be kept until duties are paid.
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warehousing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  warehousing
      n 1: depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition
           their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn";
           "my car is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to
           cut down the cost of warehousing" [syn: repositing,
           reposition, storage, warehousing]