dealership

noun

deal·​er·​ship ˈdē-lər-ˌship How to pronounce dealership (audio)
: an authorized sales agency
an automobile dealership

Examples of dealership in a Sentence

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At some point as the suspects fled westbound on the Interstate 30 service road, the ATM dislodged from the vehicle and came to rest in a culvert near an auto dealership, police said. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026 Other nearby businesses, Thaemert said, including a nearby car dealership, are seeing a decline in foot traffic. Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 By 1968, Anderson said his father acquired the GMC truck dealership near Washington Street and Lewis Avenue in Waukegan moving it to its present location on Old Skokie Road in Park City with a grand opening in 1972. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 What the now-shuttered auto dealership neglected to tell him was that the pickup had been in at least one wreck and had already changed hands three times. Steven Church, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dealership

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dealership was in 1916

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“Dealership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealership. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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