trade-showv.
/ˈtreɪdˌʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtreɪdˌʃoʊ/ Cinematography. Now historical and rare.
transitive. To show (a film) to people involved in the film industry, prior to a general release. Chiefly in passive.
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trade-show1919
sneak-preview1950
press-show1958
1919 Honey Pot 1 iv. 44 The picture will be trade shown during next February.
1928 Daily Express 11 June 13 Three hundred American films will have been trade-shown in this country.
1942 Film Daily Year Bk. 634/2 Requiring these companies to tradeshow features and sell them in blocks of five.
2013 A. Peirse After Dracula vi. 141 The Ghoul..was trade shown in the UK on 25 July.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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