Home › Words › R › roadshowroadshowroadshow means A show that travels from place to place.EtymologyFrom road + show.nounA show that travels from place to place.The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.e.g.“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).” — 2016 August 22, David Sims, “Why ‘Ben-Hur’ Was Hollywood's $100M Mistake”, in The Atlantic:A series of meetings across different cities in which executives from a company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors.e.g.“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.” — 2016 July 29, Gillian B. White, Bourree Lam, “‘Equity’: Finally, a Movie About Women Who Love Money”, in The Atlantic:verbTo show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.floorshow 59% match — A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening. vs roadshow →supershow 59% match — A large-scale or successful show. vs roadshow →showie 57% match — One who works with a travelling show; a carny. vs roadshow →showcasing 54% match — An instance of something being showcased or exhibited. vs roadshow →showfloor 54% match — The main area of a show, where goods or services are exhibited. vs roadshow →spookshow 54% match — A show that involves ghosts. vs roadshow →aftershow 53% match — Occurring after a show. vs roadshow →showgoer 53% match — One who attends a show. vs roadshow →