Almacén (en. Store)

/al.ma.'sen/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
Place where products are preserved or stored.
The store's warehouse is full of new products.
El almacén de la tienda está lleno de nuevos productos.
Building used for storage.
The factory's warehouse is very large.
El almacén de la fábrica es muy grande.
Part of the commercial infrastructure dedicated to the arrangement of products.
The warehouse plays a key role in distribution logistics.
El almacén juega un papel clave en la logística de distribución.

Etymology

From Hispanic Arabic *al-máṣan, from Classical Arabic مَصْنَعٌ (maṣnaʿ), meaning 'place of manufacture or storage'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Data warehouse
Place where data is stored, usually in digital format.
almacén de datos
To be in the warehouse
To be stored or not to be visible for sale.
estar en el almacén

Related Words

Storage
Action of storing something.
almacenamiento
Logistics
Set of means and methods necessary to carry out resource management.
logística

Slang Meanings

Warehouse that offers products at very low cost.
That store is a clearance warehouse; you can find good deals.
Esa tienda es un almacén de liquidación, puedes encontrar buenas ofertas.
Colloquial term to refer to a disorganized place where things accumulate.
My room looks like a warehouse today.
Mi cuarto parece un almacén hoy.