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showroom

[ shoh-room, -room ]

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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

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Other Words From

showrooming noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of showroom¹

First recorded in 1610–20; show + room

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Example Sentences

“I was using our bedroom as our showroom before,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The main stage is actually in the middle of a showroom floor, which will be host to almost 900 exhibitors and artists.

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As busy parents, the duo couldn’t commit to being in a store for eight hours a day, so they started off with an appointment-only showroom model.

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LFW also relocated again, to the neighbouring trade exhibition at Olympia, which had a large designer showroom space which could accommodate everyone involved.

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Opening the doors to everyone has changed the game, because it’s just opened a floodgate of community and networks that we are able to build on at the showroom.

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