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entrepôt
en·tre·pôt [ óntrə p ] (plural en·tre·pôts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. commerce 
Same as  free port (sense 2)

2. warehouse: a bonded warehouse
[Early 18th century. < French< entreposer "place in, store" < poser "to place"]
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