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warehousing

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛəhaʊzɪŋ/
Definition of warehousing

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the action or process of storing goods in a warehouse: both sites are now used for cargo handing and warehousing
  • warehouses collectively: 80,000 square feet of warehousing
  • 2 Stock Exchange the building up of a holding of shares in a company by buying numerous small lots of shares in the names of nominees, in order to make a takeover bid while remaining anonymous.

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