noun
Meaning 1
A place that sells items, especially cars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I visited the car dealership today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: franchise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
History
Etymology tree English dealer Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English dealership From dealer + -ship.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.