different between warehouse vs putaway

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

English

Etymology

put away

Noun

putaway (uncountable)

1. The process of storing goods in a warehouse etc. as they are received.
   • 2005, Steven M. Bragg, Inventory accounting: a comprehensive guide (page 73)

     If a putaway is done incorrectly, it is difficult to find an item, or verify that an incorrect part number or quantity has been used.