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showroom
[shoh-room, -room]
noun
a room used for the display of goods or merchandise.
verb (used without object)
to come into a store to view merchandise and then purchase it from a competitor, usually online, as to get a lower price or wider selection.
For shoes, I usually showroom at a couple of stores, then buy them cheaper online.
to be used as a place to view rather than buy merchandise.
No store wants to showroom for a website.
verb (used with object)
to display (merchandise) in a showroom.
to enter a store and view (merchandise) before purchasing it from a competitor, usually online.
to use or encourage people to use (a store) as a place to view rather than buy merchandise.
The online retailers are showrooming us out of business.
We’re being showroomed by consumers who browse our stores without buying.
showroom
/ ˈʃəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /
noun
a room in which goods, such as cars, are on display
Other Word Forms
- showrooming noun
Example Sentences
The reality is evident in the nation’s showrooms.
It’s rough these days in electric-vehicle showrooms, as buyers are staying away now that the $7,500 per vehicle tax credit has ended.
Woolley had two requirements: He wanted a building—a skyscraper—that, first, would signal American Radiator’s growing prominence and, second, serve as a showroom for the firm’s products.
Musk's political activities have prompted a backlash from some customers, including demonstrations outside showrooms earlier this year.
Though far from those glory days, manufacturers and sellers hope higher quality, locally made pieces will lure customers back to showrooms.
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