Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roadshow

/ɹˈoʊdʃˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: road-show
IPA: /ɹˈoʊdʃˌoʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A show that travels from place to place.

noun

The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.

noun

A series of meetings across different cities in which executives from a company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors.

verb

To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In 2004, Gibson’s roadshow tour for The Passion of the Christ saw him visiting church groups and giving impassioned speeches about the film (which Hollywood studios refused to fund or distribute)."
"I thought Equity had a pretty quick and easy way of illustrating what happens when a company decides to go public: from the pitch, to the due diligence, to the pricing, to the roadshow."

Etymology

From road + show.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

roadshows (plural) road show (alternative) roadshows (present, singular) roadshowing (participle, present) roadshowed (past) roadshown (participle, past)

Questions

How do you pronounce roadshow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈoʊdʃˌoʊ/.
What does roadshow mean?: A show that travels from place to place.
Where does roadshow come from?: From road + show.

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