# storeroom

/ˈstɔɹˌɹum/ (US) · /stˈɔːɹuːm/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/storeroom
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

a small room where you keep things you are not using right now, like food, tools, or cleaning products.

For teachers: a room set aside for storing supplies, equipment, or goods not in immediate use.

## Examples

- She keeps extra rice and oil in the storeroom.
- The restaurant staff check the storeroom every morning to see what ingredients need ordering.
- Behind the kitchen, the old storeroom held decades of forgotten equipment, from broken chairs to boxes of menus from the 1980s.

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