sample room

noun

1. a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sample room¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

“I slept in the sample room for a week.”

From New York Times

Around 2017, Wilkinson Schor started sneaking off during her lunch breaks and after work to visit a sample room in Manhattan’s garment district.

From New York Times

“We’re not a brew pub. It’ll be a small sample room,” Arnold said.

From Washington Times

But it’s not all high-tech in the sample room, where seamstresses stitch costume prototypes on sewing machines.

From Seattle Times

My last stop in Agordo was Luxottica’s sample room, a broad, quiet, carpeted space looking out over the river.

From The Guardian