dealership

[ dee-ler-ship ]

/ ˈdi lərˌʃɪp /

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noun

authorization to sell a commodity: He got the dealership for the area after a long investigation into his credit status.

a sales agency or distributor having such authorization.

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Origin of dealership

First recorded in 1915–20; dealer + -ship

Words nearby dealership

dealate, deal breaker, dealcoholize, dealer, dealer's choice, dealership, dealfish, deal in, dealing, dealing box, dealings

How to use dealership in a sentence

Ford also plans to continue its free medical-grade face mask distribution — 120 million in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus across the United States — at local dealerships and nonprofits through the middle of this year.
Ford’s next pandemic mission: Clear N95 masks and low-cost air filters|Hannah Denham|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
He also had various business interests, including auto dealerships and restaurants.
Hank Aaron, baseball great who became force for civil rights, dies at 86|Dave Sheinin, Matt Schudel|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
In the end, Wilson, who works at a car dealership, went to the District’s Roosevelt High School.
Couple who died in Petworth fire recalled as dedicated to church and community|Peter Hermann, Dana Hedgpeth|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Reports have also said that the US-based firm will be importing the cars as completely built units to India and won’t be selling them via dealerships.
Will Tesla finally come to India in 2021?|Niharika Sharma|December 29, 2020|Quartz

Everywhere Mabry went, he seemed to run into someone he knew, either from the dealership or from working the door outside his brother’s club, the Old Skool Lounge.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|ProPublica
The dealership called the Hercules team “right then and there,” Pedro Sr. said.
Mexico’s Murderous SWAT Teams|Jason McGahan|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had the vehicles moved to the curb outside the dealership.
Mexico’s Murderous SWAT Teams|Jason McGahan|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Carbiz, a used-car dealership in Baltimore, initially wouldn't say if it was cutting Rice loose.
Used-Car Dealership Finally Drops Ray Rice|Ben Jacobs|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Darci Brown, owner of a car dealership in Greenfield, Mass., has bred dogs as a hobby for 30 years.
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society|Center for Public Integrity|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is Pat Roberts aware that Dodge City has a fine Chrysler dealership?
There's No Place Like Home For Kansas Senator Pat Roberts|Ben Jacobs|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The single solid basis of his success was his thorough knowledge of cattle—his proficiency in dealership.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies
You see, it's a factory franchise dealership and they changed it to Downtown Lincoln-Mercury.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy