self-storage
Off-site belongings keeping
Self-storage is a business that rents small units where customers keep belongings they don't have room for at home: We put the furniture in self-storage while we renovated.
The units are typically in warehouse-style buildings, accessed by the renter with their own key or code.
Also used as an adjective: a self-storage facility, the self-storage industry.
Individual part or measure
- lockerSecured storage compartment
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- climate-controlledArtificially maintained environment
- padlockPortable locking device
access code · roll-up door · square footage · drive-up · ground floor · elevator access · loading dock · security camera
Catalog of held assets
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- equipmentTools for a task
documents · records · archive · tax records · office furniture · small business · entrepreneur · startup
Reducing workforce or scale
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
spare room · estate · divorce · empty nest · hoarding · donation · letting go · attachment
Permanent change of residence
- movingEmotionally affecting
- temporaryLimited in duration
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
college · gap year · job transfer · staging · divorce settlement · probate · limbo · short-term
Connection or fondness
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- security blanketSoothing attachment object
- sunk costUnrecoverable past outlay
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
identity · memory · anxiety · procrastination · avoidance · burden · guilt · emotional weight
unit
Individual part or measure
- lockerSecured storage compartment
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- climate-controlledArtificially maintained environment
padlock · access code · roll-up door · square footage · drive-up · ground floor · elevator access · loading dock · security camera · keypad
inventory
Catalog of held assets
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
equipment · documents · records · archive · tax records · office furniture · small business · entrepreneur · startup · supplies
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- organizingSystematically putting in order
overflow · spare room · estate · divorce · empty nest · hoarding · donation · letting go · attachment · memorabilia
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- movingEmotionally affecting
- temporaryLimited in duration
- renovationRestoring to good condition
deployment · college · gap year · job transfer · staging · divorce settlement · probate · limbo · short-term · upheaval
attachment
Connection or fondness
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- security blanketSoothing attachment object
- sunk costUnrecoverable past outlay
sentimental · identity · memory · anxiety · procrastination · avoidance · burden · guilt · emotional weight · comfort
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, warehouses
- commercial propertiesoffice, retail space, warehouse, shopping mall, strip mall
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- kiosksticket kiosk, mall kiosk, ordering kiosk, info booth, ticket booth
- parkingparking garage, parking lot, parallel parking, angle parking, parking space
self-storagegarage
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
in-home · attic · basement · closet · spare room
self-storagedecluttering
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
minimalism · downsizing · donation · throwing away · purging
self, store, stored, stores, storage, storing, storehouse, storages, storefront