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Meaning of "opportunity shop" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPORTUNITY SHOP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPORTUNITY SHOP

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Opportunity 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 OPPORTUNITY SHOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

opportunity shop

Charity shop

A charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop, resale shop or op shop is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money. Charity shops are a type of social enterprise. They usually sell mainly used goods donated by members of the public, and are often staffed by volunteers. Because the items for sale were obtained for free, and business costs are low, the items can be sold at competitive prices. After costs are paid, all remaining income from the sales is used in accord with the organization's stated charitable purpose. Costs include purchase and/or depreciation of fixtures, operating costs and the building lease or mortgage.

Definition of opportunity shop in the English dictionary

The definition of opportunity shop in the dictionary is a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds Also called: op-shop.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPORTUNITY SHOP

opportune
opportunely
opportuneness
opportunism
opportunist
opportunistic
opportunistically
opportunities
opportunity
opportunity cost
opposability
opposable
opposably
oppose
opposed
opposed-cylinder
opposeless
opposer
opposing
opposingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPORTUNITY 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 opportunity shop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opportunity shop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPORTUNITY SHOP

Find out the translation of opportunity shop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opportunity 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 «opportunity shop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开店的机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tienda de oportunidad
570 millions of speakers

English

opportunity shop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवसर की दुकान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متجر الفرصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возможность магазин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loja de oportunidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুযোগ দোকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

magasin d´opportunité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedai peluang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gelegenheit Shop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャンスショップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기회 숍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toko kesempatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa hàng cơ hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய்ப்பு கடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संधी शॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırsat mağazası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negozio opportunità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sklep okazja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

можливість магазин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magazin oportunitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευκαιρία shop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geleentheid winkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillfälle butik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mulighet butikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opportunity shop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPORTUNITY SHOP»

The term «opportunity shop» is normally little used and occupies the 133.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPORTUNITY SHOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «opportunity shop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «opportunity shop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPORTUNITY SHOP»

Discover the use of opportunity shop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opportunity shop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fear of Crime Among the Elderly: A Multi-method Study of the ...
As the minister paused, a request for further information, regarding both the shop and the incident, was issued so he elaborated by first describing the Opportunity Shop as an "outreach to the needy," who could buy good used clothing quite ...
Mary Dale Craig, 2000
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The Anchora of delta gamma march 1945
This work increased seventy-five per cent in the last six months, thus necessitating more workers and more income from the Opportunity Shop which is the sole support of the work. Donations of saleable goods, such as, odd pieces of  ...
3
A Portrait of the Artist as Australian: LÕOeuvre bizarre de ...
People might be subject to mutability, but at least they can linger in the company of things, even become things. Sandy takes the opportunity of being in the Holy Trinity Voluntary Helpers Opportunity Shop to reflect on the nature of things, ...
Paul Matthew St Pierre, 2004
4
Chinese Opera
By the time I was old enough to look after myself, I'd understood that the universe itself was an opportunity shop. Stuff came and went, or it changed and adapted — that's how it worked. What Little Frank came to mistrust was a certain kind of ...
Ian Wedde, 2008
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Computerworld
Looking for a min 2 yrs DOS COBOL. CICS Highly desired. To $25,000 SYSTEMS ANALYST Excellent growth opportunity. Shop doubling in size. Looking for 4 yrs DOS or OS COBOL, developing financial applications. Desire CICS and PL-1.
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Computerworld
Looking for a min. 2 yrs. DOS COBOL. CICS Highly desired. TO: 525.000 SYSTEMS ANALYST Excellent growth opportunity. Shop doubling in size. Looking |OY 4 yrs. DOS or OS COBOL. developing Ilnanciai applications. Desire CICS and ...
7
Transgressive Itineraries: Postcolonial Hybridizations of ...
The allusion to the Victorian opportunity shop suggests a sense of the carni- valesque, so characteristic of Nowra, in whose dramaturgy it serves to destabilize the rigid class systems of empires. The group offers a concrete image of ...
Marc Maufort, 2003
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Computerworld
SYSTEMS ANALYST Excellent growth opportunity. Shop doubling in size. Looking for 4 yrs. DOS or OS COBOL developing financial applications. Desire CICS and PL-1 . TO $30,000 MINI'S DataPoint; HP 3000; IBM Syst 3, 32, 34; NCR ; and ...
9
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2 © [C] the chance to get a job: employment/job opportunities I ) opportunities for young graduates 0 There are far more opportunities now for school leavers than there were fifty years ago. opportunity .shop noun [C] (informal op-shop) ...
‎2008
10
Computerworld
SYSTEMS ANALYST Excellent growth opportunity. Shop doubling in size. Looking for 4 yrs. DOS or OS COBOL developing financial applications. Desire CICS and PL- 1 . TO $30,000. MINI'* DataPomt; HP 3000; IBM Syst 3, 32, 34; NCR; and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPORTUNITY SHOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opportunity shop is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Quality threads that won't hurt the hip pocket
RUSSELL Tester is a self confessed bargain hunter - the Torquay man and his family always opportunity shop each month to grab quality ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
A home away from home in Papamoa
Beachaven is responsible for keeping itself afloat financially and money from the Dovecote Opportunity Shop and organisations like BayTrust ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
3
Catherine Sucic, 86
Here, she was a member of the Senior Citizens, Greenport Homemakers and Eastern Long Island Hospital Opportunity Shop where she ... «SoutholdLOCAL, Jul 15»
4
Catherine Sucic
Locally, Ms. Sucic was a member of Southold Senior Citizens, Greenport Homemakers and Eastern Long Island Hospital Opportunity Shop, ... «Suffolk Times, Jul 15»
5
Rubbish dumping threatens Ngaruawahia charity op shop's future
... on the doorstep of Ngaruawahia Community Care and Crisis Support Trust could force volunteers to close the charity's opportunity shop. «Waikato Times, Jun 15»
6
Sports for Charity benefits mission
Second Mile recently opened an onsite resale shop, The Opportunity Shop at Second Mile, to support its programs and to provide job training ... «Chron.com, Jun 15»
7
An opportunity for giving
Doreen Cook, the convenor of the Opportunity Shop, said the impact of cancer on the community was a driving force behind the agency's ... «Belleville Intelligencer, May 15»
8
Want To Get More Girls Into STEM? Get Them Into Tinker Bell.
Though there doesn't seem to be any going back with Lego “Friends” and Goldieblox on the market, Tinker Bell is an equal opportunity shop ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
9
Washington-area obituaries of note
Maureen Mauvais, 86, a volunteer at Christ Child Society Opportunity Shop in Washington and at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, died April 19 ... «Washington Post, May 15»
10
Women call for more support for St John after long wait
... can help St John by donating at stjohnappeal.org.nz, any ASB branch, shopping at a St John opportunity shop or calling 0800 785 646. «Auckland stuff.co.nz, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Opportunity shop [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/opportunity-shop>. Apr 2024 ».
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