trade show

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Examples: trade show in a Sentence

Definition of trade show

: a large exposition to promote awareness and sales of especially new products within an industry

a computer trade show

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Examples of trade show in a Sentence

The company unveiled a new product at the annual trade show this week.

Recent Examples of trade show from the Web

With options to search by country, category (womenswear, menswear, accessories), and sustainability, navigating the site is far more efficient than trawling the racks at a trade show, say.

— chioma nnadi, Vogue, "This New Online Platform Is the Wikipedia of Young African Fashion Designers," 1 June 2018
Milano is a massive design industry trade show held in Italy’s fashion capital every year.

— jamie gold, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Milan sends its best — for kitchen and bath," 24 May 2018
And Patagonia succeeded in its monthslong, retaliatory campaign to move a lucrative trade show out of Utah.

— david gelles, New York Times, "Patagonia v. Trump," 5 May 2018
Some attend for the trade show, while others come to hear lectures about Second Amendment law or firearms safety.

— katie zezima, Washington Post, "As host to NRA meeting, Dallas becomes epicenter of the nation’s gun debate," 4 May 2018
Third, at its very basis, the Oscars' telecast is a trade show, of interest to the public because of the ubiquity of its product and the cult of celebrity.

— ed stockly, latimes.com, "Letters to Calendar: Writers on the storm in Santa Monica," 27 Apr. 2018
The preteen shredder will visit Anaheim, Calif., from Thursday to Sunday (Jan. 25-28) to participate in The NAMM Show 2018, a trade show for music products held at the Anaheim Convention Center.

— billboard japan, Billboard, "Japanese Guitar Prodigy Li-sa-X to Perform First Overseas Shows in California," 24 Jan. 2018
In exchange, the GCVB will receive a portion of the county’s hotel/motel tax for the purposes of promoting tourism, conventions and trade shows.

— karen huppertz, ajc, "Gwinnett approves expansion of Infinite Energy Center," 25 May 2018
Also that fall, a paper suit created by a Wisconsin manufacturer drew crowds at a New York City trade show.

— greg daugherty, Smithsonian, "When Paper Clothing Was the Perfect Fit," 25 May 2018

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