{
    "term": "storage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process of keeping something in a particular place until it is needed; the space where things can be kept",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "tables that fold flat for storage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a lot of storage space in the loft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "food storage facilities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need more storage now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cheese has a storage life of two months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The side rooms are used for storage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a handy storage compartment below the oven"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the safe storage of nuclear weapons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's lots of storage space in the attic."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safe", "secure", "cold"],
                "verb + storage": [
                    "put something in",
                    "put something into",
                    "take something out of"
                ],
                "storage + noun": ["facilities", "device", "medium"],
                "preposition": ["in storage"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the process of keeping information, etc. on a computer; the way it is kept",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the storage and retrieval of information"
                },
                {
                    "text": "data storage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "digital storage devices"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the available disk storage capacity"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safe", "secure", "cold"],
                "verb + storage": [
                    "put something in",
                    "put something into",
                    "take something out of"
                ],
                "storage + noun": ["facilities", "device", "medium"],
                "preposition": ["in storage"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the process of paying to keep furniture, etc. in a special building until you want it",
            "sensetop": "in storage",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When we moved we had to put our furniture in storage for a while.",
                    "contextForm": "in storage"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safe", "secure", "cold"],
                "verb + storage": [
                    "put something in",
                    "put something into",
                    "take something out of"
                ],
                "storage + noun": ["facilities", "device", "medium"],
                "preposition": ["in storage"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "st/storage/storage__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "st/storage/storage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}