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saleroom

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

noun

  1. Chiefly British. salesroom.


saleroom British  
/ -ˌrʊm, ˈseɪlˌruːm /

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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An unidentified man in Sotheby’s saleroom won Rembrandt’s subsequent, more accurate depiction of a lion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2018

"Oh, dear! why did I ever enter a saleroom?"

From A Simpleton by Reade, Charles

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