salesroom

noun

sales·​room ˈsālz-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a place where goods are displayed for sale

especially : an auction room

Examples of salesroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was partly helped by Ford’s insistence that the newspaper be carried in his company’s salesrooms. —George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025

Sotheby’s was heaving before the 7 p.m. kick-off, with packed seats and an excited crowd thronged at the back of the salesroom. —George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025

Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. —Haruka Aoki, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

Alongside recent Hong Kong real estate upgrades at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, Bonhams became the latest auction house to upgrade its salesroom in the city, which makes clear the rising importance of the Asian auction market despite broader economic woes. —Denni Hu, WWD, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salesroom

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume