entrepôt

or en·tre·pot

[ ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh ]
/ ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ /
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noun, plural en·tre·pôts [ahn-truh-pohz; French ahn-truh-poh] /ˈɑn trəˌpoʊz; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ/.

a warehouse.
a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.

Origin of entrepôt

1715–25; < French, equivalent to entre inter- + pôt < Latin positum, noun use of neuter past participle of pōnere to put, place (modeled on dépôt depot)

Words nearby entrepôt

entrelac, entremets, entrench, entrenchment, entrepreneur, entrepôt, entresol, entropion, entropion uveae, entropy, entrust

Words related to entrepot

cache, stockpile, depot, repository, storehouse, emporium, arcade, mall, repertory, boutique, larder, arsenal, stash, magazine, commissary, argosy, ambry

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British Dictionary definitions for entrepot

entrepôt
/ (French ɑ̃trəpo) /

noun

a warehouse for commercial goods
  1. a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location, at which goods are imported and re-exported without incurring liability for duty
  2. (as modifier)an entrepôt trade

Word Origin for entrepôt

C18: French, from entreposer to put in, from entre- between, inter- + poser to place (see pose 1); formed on the model of depot