DEALERSHIP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

Synonyms:

dealership; franchise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("dealership" is a kind of...):

business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)

Derivation:

dealer (a firm engaged in trading)

dealer (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)