repository

• Substantiv, das einen Ort, Behälter oder Speicher bezeichnet, an dem Gegenstände, Daten oder Wertsachen aufbewahrt oder verwahrt werden.

A noun referring to a place, container, or facility where items, data, or valuables are stored or kept for safekeeping.

1. Storage facilityB2formal

   A place, building, or container where items are stored or kept for safekeeping.

   Aufbewahrungsort

   • The museum serves as a repository for ancient artifacts.
   • The company built a new repository for its digital archives.
   • The library is a repository of knowledge and history.

   Synonymecachedepotstoragestorestorehousestoreroomtreasuryvaultwarehouse

2. Trusted personC1formal

   A person who is entrusted with secrets or confidential information.

   Vertrauensperson

   • He was the repository of the family's darkest secrets.
   • She acted as a repository for the confidential documents.
   • The priest was a repository of many personal confessions.

   Synonymeconfidantconfidantecustodiankeepertrustee

3. Burial vaultC1formal

   A vault or chamber used for burying the dead, especially for notable individuals.

   Grabstätte

   • The king's remains were placed in a marble repository.
   • The cathedral contains a repository for the city's bishops.
   • The ancient tomb served as a repository for the pharaoh.

   Synonymecryptmausoleumsepulchretombvault