showcase

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/
• (America) IPA: /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/

Noun

showcase (plural showcases)

1. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
2. A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

Synonyms

• (case for displaying) vitrine, display case
• (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect) flagship (especially of a store)

Translations

• German: Vitrine, Schaukasten, Schaufenster (figurative)
• Portuguese: montra, vitrine
• Russian: витри́на
• Spanish: escaparate, vitrina

Translations

• French: vitrine
• German: Schaufenster, Vitrine
• Italian: vetrina
• Portuguese: vitrine
• Russian: витри́на
• Spanish: vitrina

Verb

showcase (showcases, present participle showcasing; past and past participle showcased)

1. To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

   I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.

   • 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds” ↗, The Wall Street Journal:

     Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.

   • 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours (page 93)

     The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

Translations

• French: présenter
• German: herausstellen, zur Schau stellen, vorführen, darbieten, demonstrieren, präsentieren

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