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showroom

/ˈʃoʊˌɹum/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
show-room
IPA
/ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.

noun

A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.

Dated

verb

To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From show + room. Verb sense circa 2011.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/

Usage

Inflected Forms

showrooms (plural) showrooms (present, singular) showrooming (participle, present) showroomed (participle, past) showroomed (past)

Synonyms

salesroom saleroom

Questions

How do you pronounce showroom?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/.
What does showroom mean?
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
Where does showroom come from?
From show + room. Verb sense circa 2011.

How to pronounce showroom

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