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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Speaking at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), an annual showcase trade show in financial hub Shanghai, Li insisted China was committed to opening up further to foreign investment. Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024 So packaging suppliers are swiftly upping their games, as was evident at the most recent Luxe Pack trade show in Monaco, which ran from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Related Articles There, a paper chase was on. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024 At a recent educational trade show, a booth displaying backpacks with removable ballistic shields — riddled with bullet marks from testing — was set between booths for the textbook company McGraw Hill and the learning toy Speak & Spell. Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2024 With fast fashion the second-most polluting industry in the world, the trade show is in response to the rampant overconsumption, growing awareness among the youth looking to be better consumers and the secondhand market changing the way consumption can become investments. Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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