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Meaning of "bucket shop" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUCKET SHOP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUCKET SHOP

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Bucket shop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUCKET SHOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bucket shop in the English dictionary

The definition of bucket shop in the dictionary is an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients' funds. Other definition of bucket shop is any small business that cannot be relied upon, esp one selling cheap airline tickets.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUCKET SHOP

buckbrush
bucked
buckeen
bucker
bucket
bucket about
bucket elevator
bucket ladder
bucket list
bucket out
bucket seat
bucket-load
bucketful
buckeye
Buckeye State
Buckfast
buckhorn
buckhound
buckie
bucking bronco

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUCKET SHOP

a bull in a china shop
all over the shop
beauty shop
bike shop
body repair shop
body shop
cake shop
coffee shop
flower shop
gift shop
machine shop
one-stop shop
pawn shop
pet shop
Photoshop
print shop
repair shop
sex shop
shut up shop
thrift shop
video shop

Synonyms and antonyms of bucket shop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bucket shop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUCKET SHOP

Find out the translation of bucket shop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bucket shop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bucket shop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斗店
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tienda de cubo
570 millions of speakers

English

bucket shop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल्टी दुकान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متجر دلو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ведро магазин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balde loja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালতি দোকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

magasin de seau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedai baldi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwindelmakler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

闇取引業者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양동이 가게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toko ember
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa hàng thùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாளி கடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्टीचे दुकान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kova dükkanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bucket shop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sklep wiadro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відро магазин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magazin găleată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουβά κατάστημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

emmer winkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hink butik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bøtte butikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bucket shop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCKET SHOP»

The term «bucket shop» is normally little used and occupies the 121.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCKET SHOP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bucket shop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCKET SHOP»

Discover the use of bucket shop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bucket shop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wheels of Fortune: The History of Speculation from Scandal ...
A DROP IN THE BUCKET Adding to the exchanges' woes were the infamous bucket shops of the nineteenth century. Already well-known in the New York stock and gold markets, bucket shop operators naturally took to LaSalle Street as they ...
Charles R. Geisst, 2003
2
House Journal of the ... Session of the ... Legislature
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, PRESENTED BY— continued. Mr. Cox— From citizens of Rockwall county against passage of H. B. No. 147; also for passage of anti-bucket- shop bill 884 Mr. Crisp— From citizens of DeWItt county for passage  ...
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives, 1907
3
Card Sharps and Bucket Shops: Gambling in Nineteenth-Century ...
See Merrill A. Teague, "Bucket-Shop Sharks," pt. i: 731- 735; pt. 2: 15 (July 1906), 33; Ferris, The Grain Traders, 117-118. 80. Lurie, The Chicago Board of Trade, 201. 81. Statement of the representative of the Minneapolis Exchange is ...
Ann Fabian, 2013
4
Chambers's Journal
We are not quite satisfied with it, however, and the term Bucket-shop was probably applied to the open Board of Trade by some singed moth or other. To ' bucket' is an old slang term for to 'cheat' or 'swindle.' It occurs in Vaux's 'Flash Dictionary ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1893
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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
This is one explanation of how the term came to be applied to an office for small gambles in grain. We are not quite satisfied with it, however, and the term Bucket- shop was probably applied to the open Board of Trade by some singed moth or ...
6
Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
We are not quite satisfied with it, however, and the term Bucket-shop was probably applied to the open Board of Trade by some singed moth or other. To ' bucket' is an old slang term for to 'cheat' or 'swindle.' It occurs in Vaux's 'Flash Dictionary ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1893
7
Everybody's Magazine
Let us take the case of a bucket shop and see where it leaves us. A bucket shop simply bets with its clients on price changes, and neither buys nor sells stocks — only pretending to do so. To "buy" 100 shares of stock in a bucket shop on a ...
Frank Norris, O. Henry, 1909
8
Americanisms--old & New
The bucket-shop percentage is J per cent, on the dollar or 25 dollars in a 100 dollars. This 25 dollars is taken out of every 100 dollars as soon as the deal is made. It is deducted before any action is taken on the money whatever. But to make ...
John Stephen Farmer, 1889
9
A Financial History of the United States: From Christopher ...
The states began passing anti-bucket-shop legislation in the 1880s. The states adopting such legislation included Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,  ...
Jerry W. Markham, 2002
10
Everybody's Magazine
Let us take the case of a bucket shop and see where it leaves us. A bucket shop simply bets with its clients on price changes, and neither buys nor sells stocks— only pretending to do so. To “buy” 100 shares of stock in a bucket shop on a ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCKET SHOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bucket shop is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to navigate the maze and choose a stockbroker
... big banks tend to charge more to act as custodians of your investments, they tend not to go bust as often as small "bucket shop" brokers. «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
The Libertines announce new album Anthems for Doomed Youth
10 The Milkman's Horse 11 Glasgow Coma Scale Blues 12 Dead for Love. Deluxe edition bonus tracks. 13 Love on the Dole 14 Bucket Shop «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
The Streets Are Paved with Golden
There, he set up a bucket shop, a pre-Madoff con in which the broker manipulated the holdings of his clients, including a Southern Methodist ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Greek ATMs, Liquidity Illusions and Doughnuts
Elsewhere in securities law enforcement, I took a break from vacation to write about the Sand Hill Exchange, the blockchain bucket shop shut ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
5
China the Wild Card On Gold, Greek Referendum Vote July 5
The Bucket Shop on the Hudson was quiet in this day after precious ... I refer to the US Precious Metals Futures market as The Bucket Shop. «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»
6
Anna Campbell uses farm-to-vase methods at Oakland shop
It's also a “bucket shop” where leftover water, about 8 gallons a day, is given to local farmers in exchange for say, pints of raspberries. Efforts to ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
7
Asia de Cuba, restaurant review: 'We're back at St Martin's Lane to …
A restaurateur friend once told me that's because these sites act as a sort of bucket shop, selling off the unpopular shifts: you should always ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
8
Gold and Silver - Another Successful Option Expiration For the Insiders
The Bucket Shop managed to hold gold below the 1180 level, thereby allowing most of the calls for the option expiration to go out worthless. «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»
9
Jewish humorist who was serious about racial injustice
This was the sad outcome of Golden starting a Wall Street “bucket shop” in 1926 after being introduced to the brokerage business by his sister, ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
How an unsuspecting victim had his bank account drained of $1m
Smith said Cook boasted of running a bucket shop out of Eastern Europe, including details such as the rates and commissions he had been ... «The Australian, Jun 15»

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