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saleroom

American  
[sayl-room, -room] / ˈseɪlˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. Chiefly British. salesroom.


saleroom British  
/ ˈseɪlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. a room where objects are displayed for sale, esp by auction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dismantling them creates a larger, open space for the saleroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Rahul Kadakia, Christie's international director of jewelry who conducted the auction, told the Geneva saleroom that the bracelets had stayed in the family for almost 200 years.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2021

The Saturday event was organized by Sotheby’s and marked the first time the famed auction house staged an evening marquee sale in North America outside its New York saleroom.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

John Holmes from the Dukes Auctions saleroom said the items were "very evocative and have this great provenance".

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2018

Cross-examined: "What is the value of this picture of Titian?"—"That is a mere accident of the saleroom."

From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler

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