showroom

noun

show·​room ˈshō-ˌrüm How to pronounce showroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room where merchandise is exhibited for sale or where samples are displayed

Examples of showroom in a Sentence

The stereo was a showroom model.
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Brand new Lucid electric cars sit parked in front of a Lucid Studio showroom in San Francisco on May 24, 2024. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 Beyond the limited run of RCR LTDs, Onyx is slated to open a showroom in Los Angeles and deliver its e-mopeds early January 2025. New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 Chapman and Craig scheduled back-to-back appointments with a roster of celebrity stylists just a week after the Golden Globes and set up a showroom on the top-floor suite at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024 Newport Beach is the first gallery to incorporate a Waterworks showroom and more will follow. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for showroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of showroom was in 1616

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“Showroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showroom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

showroom

noun
show·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce showroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room where merchandise (as new cars) is displayed for sale or where samples are displayed
a carpet showroom

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