"roadshow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roadshow.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roadshows [plural]
Etymology: road + show Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|show}} road + show Head templates: {{en-noun}} roadshow (plural roadshows)
  1. A show that travels from place to place. Translations (travelling show): 路演 (lùyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), kiertue (Finnish), ロードショー (rōdoshō) (Japanese), 로드쇼 (rodeusyo) (Korean), jerayawara (Malay), trình diễn sản phẩm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-roadshow-en-noun-2ZcmnxKg Disambiguation of 'travelling show': 70 25 5
  2. (film) The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release. Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-roadshow-en-noun-kTdwGL8M Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  3. (business) A series of meetings across different cities in which executives from a company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-roadshow-en-noun-fWjXtH6V Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: road show

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roadshow.wav [Southern-England] Forms: roadshows [present, singular, third-person], roadshowing [participle, present], roadshowed [past], roadshown [participle, past]
Etymology: road + show Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|show}} road + show Head templates: {{en-verb||||roadshown}} roadshow (third-person singular simple present roadshows, present participle roadshowing, simple past roadshowed, past participle roadshown)
  1. (transitive) To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-roadshow-en-verb-IptHETWD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 33 16 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: road show

Inflected forms

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