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putaway

putaway noun: the process of storing goods in a warehouse etc. as they are received.

Noun

putaway (uncountable)

  1. The process of storing goods in a warehouse etc. as they are received.
    • If a putaway is done incorrectly, it is difficult to find an item, or verify that an incorrect part number or quantity has been used.2005, Steven M. Bragg, Inventory accounting: a comprehensive guide, page 73
  2. (Australia) Something that reveals something or makes it obvious or apparent; a giveaway.
    • The message [...] told that the patrol had found out nothing of Oomagun or Maramdu and others killing Worachi, nor of Oomagun killing ‘the woman’. It was a complete putaway.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 103

Origin of putaway

Deverbal from put away.

Questions about putaway

What does putaway mean?
Putaway means the process of storing goods in a warehouse etc. as they are received.
What part of speech is putaway?
Putaway is a noun.

Words near putaway in the dictionary

  1. putative
  2. putative marriage
  3. putative marriages
  4. putatively
  5. putativeness
  6. putaway
  7. putback
  8. putbacks
  9. putcahs
  10. putchamin
  11. putchamins

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