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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Culiacán is a prosperous city, full of shopping malls, neat parks and fancy car dealerships.
From BBC
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
Adam Lee is chairman of Maine-based Lee Auto Malls, with seven dealerships.
In response, dealerships leaned more heavily on aggressive and deceptive tactics to protect their margins, at the consumer’s expense.
From MarketWatch
Stephen Carvelli, chief technology officer of Sonic Automotive, said the publicly traded dealership chain has had “pretty good success” with AI agents that improve the customer experience.
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