warehousing
noun
- function within materials management and logistics
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English ware Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English warehouse English -ing English warehousing From warehouse + -ing.
- The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
“1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.”
“Warehousing was vital in a time when storms, poor harvests and wars made supplies unreliable.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English ware Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English warehouse English -ing English warehousing From warehouse + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of warehouse