entrepôt

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French entrepôt, entrepost (“temporary storage of goods; place for temporary storage and distribution of goods”) (archaic), from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/, /ˈɒntɹəpəʊ/, /ˈɒ̃-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑntɹəˈpoʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ Hyphenation: en‧tre‧pôt === Noun === entrepôt (plural entrepôts) (business) A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre. (archaic) The temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export. (also figurative) A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise. ==== Alternative forms ==== entrepot ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === entrepôt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.po/ === Noun === entrepôt m (plural entrepôts) warehouse; storehouse Near-synonyms: dépôt, magasin === Further reading === “entrepôt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === optèrent péteront