dealership

noun

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

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The government agency said Ford will fix the issue with a software update, which can be installed for free at a dealership or delivered wirelessly through an over-the-air update. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 Hyundai also clarified that the United States has about 850 Hyundai dealerships and emphasized that the scope of this incident was narrow and contained. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 The industry average for days' supply, which calculates the amount of days of inventory dealerships have based on recent sales, was 88 days, Cox reports. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025 And some truly unhinged individuals started setting fire to cars at Tesla dealerships in protest. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025 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 25 Nov. 2025.

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