show
noun [ C ]
uk/ʃəʊ/ us MARKETING, COMMERCE
an event at which goods and services, or information about them, are displayed so that people can decide whether to buy them:
a fashion/technology/trade show
We try to schedule our show ahead of Tucson so dealers can leave here and go straight there.
What is the future of green automotive business at the Detroit auto show?
COMMUNICATIONS
a broadcast on television or radio:
You can watch reruns of the show on the Internet.
a television/TV/radio show
a news/reality/cooking show
a show about sth We saw a show about the space program.
a show on sth I love that new show on the history channel.
a show of hands
a situation in which people raise one of their hands to show that they support or agree with something or in order to vote for something:
Very few attendees belonged to senior management, according to a show of hands.
on show
available for people to see:
An exhibition of her photographs is currently on show in London.
See also
agricultural show
dog and pony show
no-show
roadshow
trade show