BUCKET SHOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bucket shop mean? 

• BUCKET SHOP (noun)
  The noun BUCKET SHOP has 2 senses:

1. an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

2. (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

  Familiarity information: BUCKET SHOP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUCKET SHOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bucket shop" is a kind of...):

brokerage; brokerage firm; securities firm (a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bucket shop" is a kind of...):

tap house; tavern (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)