salesroom

noun

sales·​room ˈsālz-ˌrüm How to pronounce salesroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a place where goods are displayed for sale
especially : an auction room

Examples of salesroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Steinway sold the building in 2013, and moved out the following year after nearly 90 years of operating their salesroom from the address. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024 In a statement, Hanson Ross's head of operations Amanda Butler said salesroom employees were amazed to see the original scripts. USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 Just like a television station, both auction houses have added control rooms filled with producers and directors who watch every camera angle and monitor where the action is in the salesroom. Carol Vogel, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023 On the night of Sept. 6, Sotheby’s London salesroom had some 300 collectors and fans watching Barker wield his gavel for the first auction of art, objects, ephemera, and costumes of the late British singer and song writer Freddie Mercury. Carol Vogel, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for salesroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salesroom was in 1840

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“Salesroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesroom. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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