trade show

NOUN

convention for manufacturers

Synonyms

WEAK

multivendor sales event trade conference trade convention

Example Sentences

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It was a trade show for consultants and vendors, many of whom viewed it as a prime place to woo potential clients or show off clients to potential donors.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I spent a week in the city while attending SEMA, the massive automotive trade show that takes over the Strip each year.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Catalonia's regional president Salvador Illa said there was "very limited disruption" to the trade show.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Last month at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, Huang unveiled a new tech platform for self-driving cars.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Nor is that all, for the figures of our import trade show that in addition we are importing considerable and increasing quantities of foreign woollen manufactures.

From Are we Ruined by the Germans? by Cox, Harold