magazine definition

1. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
• examples: it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money
2. product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object
• examples: tripped over a pile of magazines
3. a business firm that publishes magazines
• examples: he works for a magazine
4. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
5. a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored