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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Stone Island will present its fall collection at the brand’s new Milan showroom in Via Tortona on Saturday. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025 Screengrab from Segway Powersports For starters, know for a fact that the bike was created especially for Dakar – meaning normal folks like you and me may never get to see it on showroom floors. New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025 Its showroom occupied another floor of that same Oakland waterfront office building. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 The Charging Outpost, and Rivian Spaces, the company's showroom concept, hold fast to the principles of revitalization, reusing and maintaining. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 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 22 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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