storey

Universal Words (especially BrE) (AmE usually story) noun (plural storeys, AmE stories) 1 a level of a building; a floor: the upper / lower storey of the house * a single-storey / two-storey / three-storey building seealsoMULTI-STOREY 2 (-storeyed) (AmE -storied) (in adjectives) (of a building) having the number of levels mentioned: a four-storeyed building ______________________________ WHICHWORD? storey / floor You use storey (BrE)/story (AmE) mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has: a five-storey house * The office building is five storeys high. Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc.: His office is on the fifth floor. -<noteatFLOOR ______________________________