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salesroom

American

[saylz-room, -room] / ˈseɪlzˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

a room in which goods are sold or displayed.
Also an auction room.

salesroom British

/ ˈseɪlzˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

a room in which merchandise on sale is displayed

"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

Etymology

Origin of salesroom

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

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Push open a mirrored door and you find yourself in the main salesroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The skepticism of low-flow toilet performance persists even on salesroom floors.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

It is now due to go under the hammer at Hanson's Auctioneers salesroom in Bishton Hall, Staffordshire.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024

Trends in the market played out in the salesroom, namely the strong buying from Asia, which accounted for 30 percent of the auction house’s total sales last year.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2021

On Thursday I woke to the sound of Art’s panel truck noisily backing up to the salesroom door.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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