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saleroom

American  
[seyl-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

They will be on show at Heritage Auctions' London saleroom and offices in Hanover Street from 28 November for several days as part of an international exhibition.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2024

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

“When ‘Girl With Balloon’ ‘self-destructed’ in our saleroom, Banksy sparked a global sensation that has since become a cultural phenomenon.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 3, 2021

Having previously made up their minds what to offer—for there is nothing like a saleroom competition—the smelters hand up a folded slip to the chairman, who announces the highest offer and the purchaser's name.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Robert Chambers

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