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Meaning of "rag trade" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAG TRADE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAG TRADE

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rag trade 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 RAG TRADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rag trade

Textile industry

The textile industry or apparel industry is primarily concerned with the production of yarn, and cloth and the subsequent design or manufacture of clothing and their distribution. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry.

Definition of rag trade in the English dictionary

The definition of rag trade in the dictionary is the clothing business, esp the aspects concerned with the manufacture and sale of dresses.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAG TRADE

rag
rag doll
rag rug
rag week
rag-and-bone man
rag-rolling
raga
ragamuffin
ragbag
ragbolt
Ragdoll
rage
rageful
rager
ragg
ragga
ragged
ragged robin
ragged school
raggedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAG TRADE

balustrade
board of trade
cap-and-trade
carry trade
chamber of trade
commodity trade
estrade
export trade
external trade
fair trade
free trade
grade
import-export trade
ivory trade
restraint of trade
retail trade
rough trade
slave trade
terms of trade
tourist trade
trade

Synonyms and antonyms of rag trade in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rag trade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAG TRADE

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

Translator English - Chinese

服装行业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

industria de la confección
570 millions of speakers

English

rag trade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चीर व्यापार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجارة خرقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тряпка торговли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comércio de pano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাগ বাণিজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commerce de chiffon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perdagangan kain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konfektion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぼろ貿易
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸레 무역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rag perdagangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thương mại rag
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கந்தகம் வர்த்தகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॅग व्यापार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bez ticareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commercio rag
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

handel szmata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганчірка торгівлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comerț zdreanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπόριο κουρέλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lap handel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rag handel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rag handel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rag trade

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAG TRADE»

The term «rag trade» is normally little used and occupies the 118.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAG TRADE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rag trade» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rag trade» 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 rag trade

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAG TRADE»

Discover the use of rag trade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rag trade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
British Fashion Design: Rag Trade or Image Industry?
Stressing the social context of cultural production, McRobbie focuses on British fashion and its graduate designers as products of youth street culture.
Angela McRobbie, 2003
2
Refashioning the Rag Trade: Internationalising Australia's ...
Since the early 1980s successive Australian governments have adhered to a national industry strategy of international competitiveness.
Michael John Webber, Sally Weller, 2001
3
Rag trade: poems
Miriam Sagan is author of more than a dozen books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Miriam Sagan, 2004
4
Unravelling the rag trade: immigrant entrepreneurship in ...
With contributions from leading experts in the field, this is a must for those wishing to supplement their knowledge in globalization, labour, economics, immigration and the garment industry broadly speaking.
Jan Rath, 2002
5
Sustaining the Rag Trade: A Review of the Social and ...
This ethical imperative coincides with and is partly driven by the accelerating globalisation of sourcing, which is opening up new opportunities for textile and garment exporters in the developing world. The challenge now facing the 'rag trade' ...
Nick Robins, Liz Humphrey, International Institute for Environment and Development
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The Waste Trade Journal
6.25 Important Rag Trade Meeting All graders of mixed and woolen rags and woolen: are earnestly urged, in their own interest, to attend a meeting of the trade which has been called for Tuesday, July 23, 10 a. m. at the Hotel Astor, New York .
‎1918
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Paper Trade Journal
OLD DAYS IN THE RAG TRADE At the request of THE PAPER TRADE JOURNAL, S. M. Hunt, well known as one of the oldest paper stock dealers in this country, and who, at one time, acted as its Chicago correspondent, contributes this ...
‎1912
8
Daily Consular and Trade Reports
The present year (1913) is the centenary of the introduction of the rag trade into Batley, the birthplace and home of shoddy. _ The first two rag machines used in its production were started in an out-house and propelled by a water wheel.
‎1913
9
The World's Paper Trade Review
An esteemed correspondent in Amsterdam, quoting some of my comments, writes with reference to my recent remarks in these columns on the rag trade as follows : " 'The rag trade is full of mysteries, like the average sausage.' That means ...
‎1908
10
America in the Age of the Titans: The Progressive Era and ...
Only II percent of Jewish immigrants had worked as tailors in Europe but they now turned to the rag trade, despite its exploitation, for a mix of cultural, social, and career reasons. In New York the rag trade employed about 50 percent of Jewish ...
Sean Dennis Cashman, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAG TRADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rag trade is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rag trade firm Cash Clothes blames collapse on 'fussy' Africans
Hundreds of customers are out of pocket following the collapse of a business that offered to buy unwanted rags. Cash Clothes recycled old goods and shipped ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Coronation Street stars launch 'return to rag trade campaign' at …
Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine has launched a campaign for Manchester to return to its heyday as one of the centres of the British rag trade. «Manchester Evening News, Jun 15»
3
Fiz launches return to the rag trade for Manchester
Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine launches a campaign today for Mancunians to go back to the city's famous days as one of the centres of the British Rag ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
4
Rag trade brothers help turn around Marks & Spencer's fortunes
Two veteran rag trade brothers who came out of retirement to help turn around the ... In an 1989 interview with the trade journal Men's Wear, Neal explained their ... «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Manor Primary School children get tips about the rag trade
Move over Tom Ford and Victoria Beckham, the children from Manor Primary School could be the fashion designers of the future. The youngsters have been ... «getreading, May 15»
6
Flinders Lane moves away from rag trade roots
Flinders Lane is undergoing a rapid transformation from its rag-trade roots. Office rents have nearly doubled in a decade as high-end professional and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
Embracing Reuse as Part of Modern “Rag Trade
In 1976, DC Comics offered a limited release of a comic book character called Ragman who borrows from the legends of the past and the mystical powers ... «waste360, Apr 15»
8
Fashion's toxic trail: The rag trade's role in river pollution
Fashion's toxic trail: The rag trade's role in river pollution. Models don masks during the fashion show to highlight the environmental toll of Java's rag trade. «The Star Online, Apr 15»
9
Retail Reinvention: Lessons From the Digital Rag Trade
The meeting point of RETAIL and EDITORIAL was traditionally 'THE MAGAZINE'. A style bible like Vogue or Harper's, for example, would carry glossy colour ads ... «Business 2 Community, Mar 15»
10
Lessons in value from the rag trade
The car crash at AO World goes on. For me, this company was always an accident just waiting to happen; at the time of its flotation in 2014, it was valued at ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»

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