dealership

noun

deal·​er·​ship ˈdē-lər-ˌship How to pronounce dealership (audio)
: an authorized sales agency
an automobile dealership

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According to court documents, dealerships were victimized in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Arizona. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 This human rights advocacy has put him at odds with Trump ally Elon Musk, who opened a Tesla dealership in Xinjiang soon after Rubio's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was signed into law in 2021. Claudia Grisales, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 Value-added, for example, is providing a complimentary bottle of cold water when a customer brings a vehicle to a dealership for routine maintenance. Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 At the time, Stags, 30, was the owner of Happy Motors, a used car dealership, according to Staggs’ listing on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dealership 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dealership was in 1916

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“Dealership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealership. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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