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marquee

noun, adj, verb — 9 senses

marquee

noun

/(ˌ)mɑː(ɹ)ˈkiː/

Etymology From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

1

Australia, New Zealand, UK A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.

2

US A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.

3

US Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.

By generalization

4

An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.

5

Internet A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.

6

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.

  • Rectangular Marquee Tool
Derived terms
marqueelike, marquee player, marquee value

marquee

adj

Etymology From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

1

Most famous; preeminent.

  • Without adoubt, Brees was a marquee player.2012, Joe Tiller, Tiller: Not Your Average Joe, →ISBN:
  • Even after a marquee player is traded, he can have a lasting impact on the franchise for which he made his mark.2013, Vince Gennaro, Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, →ISBN, page 96:
4 more examples
  • Fashion Week is a marquee event providing a consolidated platform for the display of high-quality designer fashion.2013, Kim Williams, Jennifer Laing, Warwick Frost, Fashion, Design and Events, →ISBN, page 89:
  • The marquee product was his Salvador lager beer, which, he claimed in the advertising material from the first decade of the twentieth century, was Canada's most famous brew.2014, Jordan St. John, Lost Breweries of Toronto, →ISBN:
  • But as the marquee device has grown older and its improvements have gotten more incremental, the tech giant has shifted its focus to younger products with more runway for innovation: the Apple Watch and AirPods.2022 September 7, Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen, “Apple Extends Reach With $800 Watch, as New iPhone Inches Along”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • Many of the marquee names in Democratic politics began quickly lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, but one towering presence in the party was conspicuously and purposefully absent: Barack Obama.2024 July 22, Glenn Thrush, “Why Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

marquee

verb

Etymology From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.

1

Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.

2

To display text prominently at the top, as in a video. i.e. The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation. Marquee it.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.