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entrepôt

warehouse

noun ahn-truh-POH Rare
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Usage Note

Entrepôt refers to a large storage facility, especially in trade and logistics — un entrepôt frigorifique is a cold-storage warehouse. The word also has a historical sense in commerce as a bonded warehouse where goods are stored before customs duties are paid. Note the circumflex on the -ô-.

Examples

"Les marchandises sont stockées dans l'entrepôt."

Natural Translation

The goods are stored in the warehouse.

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