dealership

noun

deal·​er·​ship ˈdē-lər-ˌship How to pronounce dealership (audio)
: an authorized sales agency
an automobile dealership

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And news reports nationally show multiple dealerships have been targeted by anti-Musk vandals. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 The car was finished on January 18, 1967, and delivered to a dealership in Decatur, Georgia. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025 Simone, a hair stylist, was at a Tesla dealership getting her tires checked when the devastating text arrived: Her brother had been killed. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 Across California, dealerships vary in their reliance on EV sales. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dealership 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dealership was in 1916

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“Dealership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealership. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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