warehousing

warehousing
/wair"how'zing/, n.
1. an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
2. the pledging as security, to a commercial bank, of a long-term mortgage for a short-term loan.
[1785-95; WAREHOUSE + -ING1]

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