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showroom

[ shoh-room, -room ]

noun

  1. a room used for the display of goods or merchandise.


verb (used without object)

  1. to come into a store to view merchandise and then purchase it from a competitor, usually online, as to get a lower price or wider selection:

    For shoes, I usually showroom at a couple of stores, then buy them cheaper online.

  2. to be used as a place to view rather than buy merchandise:

    No store wants to showroom for a website.

verb (used with object)

  1. to display (merchandise) in a showroom.
  2. to enter a store and view (merchandise) before purchasing it from a competitor, usually online.
  3. to use or encourage people to use (a store) as a place to view rather than buy merchandise:

    The online retailers are showrooming us out of business.

    We’re being showroomed by consumers who browse our stores without buying.

showroom

/ ˈʃəʊˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. a room in which goods, such as cars, are on display
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Other Word Forms

  • Ƿ۴ǴdziԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of showroom1

First recorded in 1610–20; show + room
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He poured in millions of marketing dollars, opening Ola showrooms across India, even delivering scooters at the doorstep of people who'd made online bookings.

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The tariffs “would be devastating if it happens,” she said at Nghia’s small showroom in Garden Grove.

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A luxury watch retailer has confirmed it will close 16 showrooms across the country and has put dozens of roles at risk.

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As we were scouring the racks from Archived, a rare designer fashion and furniture showroom, one of my Design.Space companions, an editor, noted: “Alex Israel just took his glasses off.”

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The billionaire is suing because Wisconsin bans car manufacturers from owning dealerships, but Tesla's business model involves running its own showrooms.

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