showroom

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

verb (used without object)
  1. 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.

  2. to be used as a place to view rather than buy merchandise: No store wants to showroom for a website.

verb (used with object)
  1. to display (merchandise) in a showroom.

  2. to enter a store and view (merchandise) before purchasing it from a competitor, usually online.

  1. 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.

Origin of showroom

1
First recorded in 1610–20; show + room

Other words from showroom

  • showrooming, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for showroom

showroom

/ (ˈʃəʊˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /


noun
  1. a room in which goods, such as cars, are on display

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