dealership

noun

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

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Trump's Tesla purchase came after a series of attacks on Tesla dealerships and vehicles, particularly Cybertrucks, by Americans angry over Musk's support of the president. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026 History of car dealers Brian McMahon, a former executive director of the civic coalition University United, recalled the waning days of car dealerships on University Avenue as a case study in urban commercial flight to the suburbs. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026 In 2007, two renowned Galileo experts announced the Sidereus Nuncius Martayan Lan (SNML, after the rare book dealership in New York City which purchased it for $500,000) as authentic at a press conference. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026 Come for lunch, leave with a Mustang Blake and Carol Anderson didn’t set out to open a restaurant inside a car dealership. Charlotte Observer, 4 June 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 12 Jun. 2026.

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