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entrepot

Verified Business & public life French in English
entrepôt
entrepot

Definition

A trading centre where goods are stored and moved onward.

From French entrepôt.

Merriam-Webster records 1732 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The port became an entrepot for regional trade.

Variants

entrepôt

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrepot

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