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.
Recent Examples on the Web Tortona fashion district is ready to host the White Milano trade show running from Sept. 19 to 22 during Milan Fashion Week. Andrea Onate, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024 The event is the U.S. premier of the world’s largest additive manufacturing trade show that takes place every November in Frankfurt, Germany. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 Reliable leaker Evan Blass has published a press release from Lenovo that details a variety of Copilot Plus PCs that will be announced at the IFA trade show later this week, including two that are powered by an unannounced 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus chip. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024 More than 250 tests have been completed as part of RISE so far, CFM announced Sunday ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow, a major aerospace trade show. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade show 

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Oct. 2024.

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