display
/dɪˈspleɪ/ nounDefinition
› [C] MARKETING, COMMERCE a collection of products or objects arranged for people to look at or buy in a store: The company has launched a new range of toiletries with a gloriously bright green in-store display of fresh grass. a display window/shelf/counter a window display
› [U] MARKETING, COMMERCE the act of arranging goods or objects for people to look at or buy in a store: The window dresser is responsible for choosing items for display in the stores.
› [C or U] IT the words and pictures that you see on a computer screen or other piece of electronic equipment: Data projectors allow any computer display to be shown on large screens or white walls in class or the school hall. Check the on-screen display to ensure that it makes sense to you.
› [C] IT a screen that is part of a computer system or other piece of equipment: Watch the cash register display at the checkout counter to see how much you are spending.display monitor/panel/screen He showed me the picture on his digital camera's display screen.
on display › MARKETING, COMMERCE arranged for people to look at or buy in a store: The store is increasing the number of products on display. Computers are put on display at one of the company's retail outlets in the city. → See also island display
(Definition of display noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “display”
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
