dealership

deal·er·ship

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-ler-ship]
- /ˈdi lərˌʃɪp/
- /ˈdiː.lə.ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-ler-ship]
- /ˈdi lərˌʃɪp/

Definitions of dealership word

countable noun dealership A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company. 3
noun dealership a franchise to market a product in a specified area, or a distributor holding such a franchise 3
noun dealership authorization to sell a commodity: He got the dealership for the area after a long investigation into his credit status. 1
noun dealership a sales agency or distributor having such authorization. 1
noun dealership A place that sells items, especially cars. 1
noun dealership business franchise 1

See all 6 definitions of dealership

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Origin of dealership

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; dealer + -ship

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dealership

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dealership

dealership popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dealership usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dealership

noun dealership

charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
licence — license.

All 12 Synonyms of dealership