Warehousing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  warehousing
       n : depositing in a warehouse [syn: {repositing}, {reposition},
           {storage}]