wardrobe

UK /ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/ US /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/
noun 5verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

2

A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

3

The building housing such a department.

4

Any closet used for storing anything.

5

A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

verb

1

To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

[…] impressed with the quality of the talent and production, good wardrobing and speedy pacing.

2

Ordering a clothing item online and returning it for a refund after having worn it.

Wardrobing, the act of buying a nice piece of clothing, wearing it once, and returning it, is an $8.8 billion problem for the retail industry.

3

Ordering multiple sizes of the same clothing item online and returning all but the one that fits best.

Wardrobing is where people will order the same thing in three different sizes to see which one fits and then they return the other two, not realizing that those other two most of the time don’t go back on that retailer’s shelves.

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