store
n. countable A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈstɔɹ// UK //stˈɔː// store
n. a place where you buy things, like a shop. It can also mean a place where you keep things until you need them.
n. an establishment where goods are sold to customers; alternatively, a place or quantity of items kept for future use.
I need to go to the grocery store to buy some milk.
The hikers kept a large store of water in their vehicle in case they got lost in the desert.
The retail chain decided to close its flagship store after several years of declining foot traffic and rising overhead costs.
From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō.
Usage
Often used in the plural ('stores') when referring to a large supply of essential items like food or fuel.