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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 Words From
- showrooming noun
Example Sentences
A customer suddenly, and erratically, turned and reversed his SUV into the dealership showroom on Saturday afternoon.
They have called for a boycott of Tesla, Musk’s electric automaker, and staged protests outside Tesla showrooms and dealerships.
Across the nation, protesters have gathered outside Tesla showrooms and charging stations to rail against the CEO's actions.
But this was not an AI showroom or laboratory – this robot was living on a coffee table in a Beijing apartment, along with Timmy.
Most "Tesla Takedown" protests have been peaceful, but a few have been destructive with fires intentionally set at Tesla showrooms and charging stations in Colorado and Massachusetts last week.
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