repository

UK: /rɪˈpɒzɪtəri/

US: /rɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/

US: (ri poz′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)

Inflections of 'repository' (n): npl: repositories

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pos•i•tor•y /rɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/   n. [countable] , pl. -tor•ies. 

1. a container or place where things are deposited and stored.
2. an abundant source or supply:
   She is a repository of interesting trivia.

See -pos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•pos•i•tor•y  (ri poz′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), n., pl. -tor•ies. 

1. a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale:
   a repository for discarded clothing.
2. an abundant source or supply;
   storehouse:
   a repository of information.
3. a burial place;
   sepulcher.
4. a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
5. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] warehouse.

• Latin repositōrium that in which anything is placed; see reposit, -tory²
• 1475–85

Synonyms

• 1. depot, storehouse, depository.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

repository / rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ -trɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. a place or container in which things can be stored for safety
2. a place where things are kept for exhibition; museum
3. a place of burial; sepulchre
4. a person to whom a secret is entrusted; confidant

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin repositōrium, from repōnere to place