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
The announcement was made at CinemaCon, the annual movie theater trade show that’s currently taking place in Las Vegas.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The industry is officially in prep mode for the big trade show Expo West—starting in just 10 days in Anaheim, California—where buyers look for the next big thing, and some dreams get made.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
He also got married, welcomed a son and attended his first trade show in New York.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The couple took their invention on the road, traveling to a trade show in the Chicago suburbs.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The Galaxy Ring — notably also not a phone — was one of the big stories to come out of this phone-centric trade show.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
Editors’ Picks His skepticism quickly dissolved when the company introduced the program at the Comdex tech trade show in Las Vegas in 1982 to a rapturous response.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The news, announced on the eve of kitchen industry’s annual trade show in the Las Vegas, marks the first time a major appliance brand has targeted an induction downdraft appliance lineup for the US and Canada.
—Michael Wolf, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The Consumer Technology Association, which owns and produces the consumer technology trade show, expects 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The industry is officially in prep mode for the big trade show Expo West—starting in just 10 days in Anaheim, California—where buyers look for the next big thing, and some dreams get made.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
He also got married, welcomed a son and attended his first trade show in New York.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The couple took their invention on the road, traveling to a trade show in the Chicago suburbs.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The Galaxy Ring — notably also not a phone — was one of the big stories to come out of this phone-centric trade show.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
Editors’ Picks His skepticism quickly dissolved when the company introduced the program at the Comdex tech trade show in Las Vegas in 1982 to a rapturous response.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The news, announced on the eve of kitchen industry’s annual trade show in the Las Vegas, marks the first time a major appliance brand has targeted an induction downdraft appliance lineup for the US and Canada.
—Michael Wolf, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The Consumer Technology Association, which owns and produces the consumer technology trade show, expects 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Trade show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20show. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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