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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These vehicles, and potentially additional vehicles sold through this dealership, present a significant risk to innocent purchasers, who may unknowingly buy vehicles subject to seizure and forfeiture, resulting in both the loss of the vehicle and associated funds due to their status as contraband. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026 Auto dealerships last fall welcomed the new 2026 model year cars and trucks, even as some of them were trying to figure out what to do with all the 2025 and even 2024 models still lingering around like overstaying party guests who refuse to take the hint to leave. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 But his wife has been embroiled in scandal for far longer –– with the stock manipulation accusations related to a car dealership going back more than a decade. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026 Authorities said that Macias aided Husien in the carjacking at the auto dealership where the two-hour crime spree began; he is not accused of taking part in the gun battle that ended in Husien’s death near the intersection of Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dealership

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Feb. 2026.

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