salesroom

[ seylz-room, -room ]

/ ˈseɪlzˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

a room in which goods are sold or displayed.

Also especially British, saleroom. an auction room.

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Origin of salesroom

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; sales + room

Words nearby salesroom

sales pitch, sales promotion, sales rep, sales representative, sales resistance, salesroom, sales slip, sales talk, sales tax, sales trader, saleswoman

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How to use salesroom in a sentence

The wall painting (Fig. 113) of a salesroom of a bakery, also found in Pompeii, gives a good idea of the appearance of the bread.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
It had been washed and buffed and polished until it looked as new as the day I picked it out on the salesroom floor.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
But before it is sent to the salesroom, a woman smooths the edge of the umbrella all around with a warm flat-iron.
Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls|Anonymous
The sale of the blue diamond took place at the salesroom of Drouot & Co.
Arsne Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes|Maurice LeBlanc

Hooker was musing over his "defeat" of yesterday in the salesroom when his thoughts reverted to the fate of his own copy.
The Unpublishable Memoirs|A. S. W. Rosenbach

British Dictionary definitions for salesroom

salesroom

/ (ˈseɪlzˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a room in which merchandise on sale is displayed

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