trade show

noun

: a large exposition to promote awareness and sales of especially new products within an industry
a computer trade show

Examples of trade show in a Sentence

The company unveiled a new product at the annual trade show this week.
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Expect to hear more from Samsung about its hybrid cooling fridges in early January when the big CES trade show kicks off in earnest from Las Vegas. Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024 The Liddle Speaker’s journey began at a trade show in Atlanta, Georgia, where Cass sold 1,000 units in just six hours and secured 83 additional purchase orders. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 Honda premiered its next salvo in the battery-electric vehicle war at the 2025 CES consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas. Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Today the massive trade show, now known as High Point Market, is the largest furniture trade fair in the world. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trade show 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trade show was in 1895

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“Trade show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20show. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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