showroom

[shoh-room, -room] Origin

show·room

[shoh-room, -room]
noun
a room used for the display of goods or merchandise.

Origin:
1610–20; show + room
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showroom (ˈʃəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm)
 
n
a room in which goods, such as cars, are on display

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showroom
"room for displaying furniture for sale," 1616, from show (v.) + room.
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