showroom
English edit
Etymology edit
From show + room. Verb sense circa 2011.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
showroom (plural showrooms)
- A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
- (dated) A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
room for display of products
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Verb edit
showroom (third-person singular simple present showrooms, present participle showrooming, simple past and past participle showroomed)
- 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.
- This new phone looks good, but I want to go to the mall and showroom it before buying.
Usage notes edit
Especially used in nominalized form showrooming.
French edit
Etymology edit
From English.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
showroom m (plural showrooms)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English showroom.
Noun edit
showroom n (plural showroomuri)
Declension edit
Declension of showroom
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) showroom | showroomul | (niște) showroomuri | showroomurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) showroom | showroomului | (unor) showroomuri | showroomurilor |
| vocative | showroomule | showroomurilor | ||
Spanish edit
Noun edit
showroom m (plural showrooms)