showroom

Meaning

Noun

1. A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
2. (dated) A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.

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.

Synonyms

salesroom

exhibition hall

saleroom

gallery

exhibition room

salon

shop

show-room

display room

Translations

Ausstellungsraum

showroom

sala d’esposizione

محل

sala de subhastes

sala d’exhibicions

botiga

Einzelhandelsgeschäft

Showroom

Vorführungssaal

κατάστημα/συνεργείο

κατάστημα εκθέσεος

boutique

commerce

دكان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃoʊˌɹum/

Etymology

From show + room. Verb sense circa 2011.