Meaning

2 senses
  1. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

    Vitrine, Schaukasten

    витри́наvitrína

    вітри́наvitrýna

  2. A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

    Schaufenster, Vitrine

    витри́наvitrína

    вітри́наvitrýna

More definitions
  • a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

Examples

40 sentences
  1. Mennad needs to showcase his work.

  2. The showcasing of cultural events began.

  3. They showcase their art at festivals.

  4. We're singing at the upcoming showcase.

  5. Yanni likes conversations that showcase his personality.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items:
Русский
By meaning 1
a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items:
a setting for displaying something favorably:

Origin

From show + case.

From show + case.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: showcases
Singularshowcase
Pluralshowcases

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
case for displaying:vitrinedisplay case
setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect:flagship
Close in meaning
  • a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect:show window
  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home:casedisplay casevitrine

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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