showroom

show·room

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoh-room, -roo m]
- /ˈʃoʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm/
- /ˈʃəʊ.rʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoh-room, -roo m]
- /ˈʃoʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

Definitions of showroom word

noun showroom a room used for the display of goods or merchandise. 1
verb without object showroom 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. 1
verb without object showroom to be used as a place to view rather than buy merchandise: No store wants to showroom for a website. 1
verb with object showroom to display (merchandise) in a showroom. 1
verb with object showroom to enter a store and view (merchandise) before purchasing it from a competitor, usually online. 1
verb with object showroom 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. 1

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Origin of showroom

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1610-20; show + room

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Parts of speech for Showroom

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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showroom 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".

showroom usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for showroom

noun showroom

bodega — a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
co-op — A co-op is a co-operative.
deli — A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for 'delicatessen'.
discount house — Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.

All 13 Synonyms of showroom