Noun
1. a periodic paperback publication;
"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;
"tripped over a pile of magazines"3. a business firm that publishes magazines;
"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
6. a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun