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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Another example was her booth at The Folklore’s recent trade show. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025 In addition to showing both the Giorgio and Emporio Armani women’s and men’s collections in Milan, the company is planning an event at Armani/Silos during the furniture and design trade show Salone del Mobile in April. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 Thus the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), a trade show that covers these themes and so much more, is a core event in many kitchen and bath designers’ annual agendas. Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025 In 2022, the Historiques 222 debuted in yellow gold at the Watches and Wonders Geneva trade show, first at $62,500, with the price later rising to $69,000. Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 12 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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