showroom
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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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.
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to be used as a place to view rather than buy merchandise.
No store wants to showroom for a website.
verb (used with object)
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to display (merchandise) in a showroom.
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to enter a store and view (merchandise) before purchasing it from a competitor, usually online.
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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.
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The space, which stretches as far as the eye can see, looks like an office, a showroom, a library and a decaying home all at once.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
“We don’t want to compete in the same showroom for the same customer,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Designer Carol Young has carried Burton’s jewelry at her Undesigned showroom in Los Feliz for 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at a car showroom near Garvagh, County Londonderry.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The waving goddess stood outlined by the smoking metal wing as if she were a model in a showroom of plane wreckage.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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