dealership
Americannoun
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authorization to sell a commodity.
He got the dealership for the area after a long investigation into his credit status.
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a sales agency or distributor having such authorization.
Etymology
Origin of dealership
Example Sentences
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In December he returned live in front of the used car dealership at Western and Elmwood for the first time since the pandemic-induced shutdown, drawing a crowd of several hundred devoted fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Lilley and his dealership are not accused of wrongdoing but were "mixed up in the wrongdoing" and were "involved in the flow of money", Martin told the court.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Elsewhere in the city, brand-new vehicles at a car dealership were stuck in mud as owner Mauro Pinto de Moraes Filho, 63, looked on in despair.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Earl Stewart, who owns a Toyota dealership in Lake Park, Fla., has red phones scattered throughout his busy operation — all of which enable customers to put in a call to him personally.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
The sales director of the Flemington Nissan dealership in the central New Jersey town of Flemington is a man named Bob Golomb.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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