different between junkyard vs warehouse

English

Etymology

From junk +? yard.

Noun

junkyard (plural junkyards)

1. A place where rubbish is placed.
2. A business that sells used metal or items.

Synonyms

• (a place where rubbish is placed): scrapheap
• dumpyard
• scrapyard

Derived terms

• junkyard dog

Translations

See also

• junk

English

Etymology

From ware +? house.

Noun

warehouse (plural warehouses)

1. A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

Hypernyms

• house

Derived terms

• warehouseman

Translations

Verb

warehouse (third-person singular simple present warehouses, present participle warehousing, simple past and past participle warehoused)

1. (transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.
   • 1894, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, Opinions of Collectors of Customs Concerning Ad Valorem and Specific Rates of Duty on Imports

     Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.

2. (transitive) To confine (a person) to an institution for a long period.
3. (transitive, business) To acquire and then shelve, simply to prevent competitors from acquiring it.

   the warehousing of syndicated TV shows

Translations

Anagrams

• houseware