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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Huang said in a news conference at Computex, an artificial intelligence trade show in Taiwan, that the policies have cut the AI chip leader’s China market share from 95% to 50% and motivated Beijing to make its own chips faster. Kristina Partsinevelos,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 21 May 2025 The 5060 was announced at Computex, a trade show in Taiwan, alongside the laptop version, which are immediately available to purchase today. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 19 May 2025 In 1988, Rogers stumbled upon the game at a Las Vegas trade show, and quickly worked to secure the exclusive rights to the game, striking deals with gaming giants like Nintendo to bring the game to the masses. Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 The American powerhouse — which had taken part in Pitti Uomo in 2017 — will host an official presentation at the fairgrounds Fortezza da Basso on the trade show’s first day. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade show

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 5 Jun. 2025.

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