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repertory vs repository

repository vs repertory

repertory and repository both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repertory Yes No No No
repository Yes No No No
As nouns, repository is a hypernym of repertory; that is, repository is a word with a broader meaning than repertory:
  • repertory: a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
  • repository: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Other hypernyms of repertory include deposit, depositary, depository.
repertory (noun) repository (noun)
a storehouse where a stock of things is kept a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule a person to whom a secret is entrusted
a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
Difference between repertory and repository

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