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How do you use Entrepot in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like depositary or deposit, plus the exact meaning.

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Entrepot in a sentence

Entrepot meaning

  1. A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.
  2. The temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export.
  3. A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise.

Synonyms of Entrepot

transshipment center depositary deposit depository store storage depot storehouse port repository

Related words

Other words often associated with Entrepot or its synonyms:

facility installation accumulation fund terminal left side intimate holding shop sediment land

Using Entrepot

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre. | The temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export. | A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise.
  • Useful related words include: transshipment center, depositary, deposit, depository.
  • In the example corpus, entrepot often appears in combinations such as: an entrepot.

Context around Entrepot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

week 1×

Often after:

secondary 1×

Sentence patterns with Entrepot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as an entrepot and collected 1× as an entrepot while it 1× became an entrepot for goods 1× last week entrepot 1× place by entrepot secondary while 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

situated in a 1× thanks to its 1× the last figure 1×

Common sentence endings:

brazil and paraguay 1× in third place 1× last week entrepot 1× on water traffic 1× primarily on industry 1×

Words around Entrepot

Just before it in the word index:

entrepeneur 2 entrenchments 9 entrenchment 28 entrenching 36 entrenches 12 entrenched 363

Just after it in the word index:

entrepreneur 982 entrepreneurial 380 entrepreneurialism 10 entrepreneurism 2 entrepreneurs 1.356 entrepreneurship 589

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Entrepot

  • In this selection, "entrepot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, week and secondary stand out and add context to how "entrepot" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an entrepot and collected and as an entrepot while it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "entrepot" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with entrepot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thanks to its natural harbour, it became an entrepot for goods from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. (16 words)

It’s not even August 26th and I have only had water for 2 days last week…Entrepot. (18 words)

Situated in a strategic location between China and the trading networks of southeast Asia, the state served as an entrepot and collected tolls on water traffic. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The under 15 division winner St. Joseph’s Convent Egrets was followed in second place by Entrepot Secondary while, in the Under 19’s again it was the SJC Egrets, followed by Shamrock in second place and Corinth Secondary in third place. (42 words)

The last figure emphasises London's role as an entrepot : while it had many craftsmen in the 17th century, and would later acquire some large factories, its economic prominence was never based primarily on industry. (35 words)

Situated in a strategic location between China and the trading networks of southeast Asia, the state served as an entrepot and collected tolls on water traffic. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

It’s not even August 26th and I have only had water for 2 days last week…Entrepot.

The under 15 division winner St. Joseph’s Convent Egrets was followed in second place by Entrepot Secondary while, in the Under 19’s again it was the SJC Egrets, followed by Shamrock in second place and Corinth Secondary in third place.

Situated in a strategic location between China and the trading networks of southeast Asia, the state served as an entrepot and collected tolls on water traffic.

Thanks to its natural harbour, it became an entrepot for goods from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

The last figure emphasises London's role as an entrepot : while it had many craftsmen in the 17th century, and would later acquire some large factories, its economic prominence was never based primarily on industry.

Common combinations with entrepot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an entrepot 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "entrepot" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s not even August 26th and I have only had water for 2 days last week…Entrepot." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "entrepot" from authentic English texts.
What does "entrepot" mean?
Entrepot means: A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.
What are synonyms of "entrepot"?
Common synonyms of "entrepot" include: transshipment center, depositary, deposit, depository, store, storage, depot, storehouse. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "entrepot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "entrepot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.