Definition of bucket shop in English:

bucket shop

noun

derogatory, informal

1An unauthorized office for speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors.
Example sentencesExamples
- With stock market speculation on its way to becoming a home-based sport (which, as the bucket shops were said to do, principally attracts those who are ‘looking for entertainment and excitement’ - and a killing!)
- What worked at the bucket shops didn't play on Wall Street. Within six months of the start of his legitimate trading career Livermore was wiped out.
- The U.S. has laws restricting bucket shop practices by limiting the ability of brokerage houses to create and trade certain types of over-the-counter securities.
- In the real world, I think that kind of unauthorized trading would meet the legal definition of a bucket shop.
- The Iowa Electronic Market, which runs a kind of a legal bucket shop in political candidacies, has restructured its presidential futures market.
2British A travel agency that specializes in providing cheap air tickets.
Example sentencesExamples
- And yesterday online bucket shop Lastminute.com announced it would be profitable within 12 months.
- If you plan your next trip or vacation ahead, you can find some of the best deals with consolidators or "bucket shops".
- When the holiday to Tunisia fell through, because the bucket shop went bust, Maggie knew that it was probably a good thing; some terrible experience had waited for her there, where she would have got mobbed, literally mobbed.
- ‘I think the time is up for the smaller bucket shop travel agencies,’ says Ross.
- If you're looking for the cheapest deal on international flights, then buying your tickets from a bucket shop can save you big.

Definition of bucket shop in US English:

bucket shop

nounˈbəkət ˌSHäpˈbəkət ˌʃɑp

derogatory, informal

An unauthorized office for speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors.
Example sentencesExamples
- The U.S. has laws restricting bucket shop practices by limiting the ability of brokerage houses to create and trade certain types of over-the-counter securities.
- The Iowa Electronic Market, which runs a kind of a legal bucket shop in political candidacies, has restructured its presidential futures market.
- With stock market speculation on its way to becoming a home-based sport (which, as the bucket shops were said to do, principally attracts those who are ‘looking for entertainment and excitement’ - and a killing!)
- What worked at the bucket shops didn't play on Wall Street. Within six months of the start of his legitimate trading career Livermore was wiped out.
- In the real world, I think that kind of unauthorized trading would meet the legal definition of a bucket shop.

单词	bucket shop
释义	Definition of bucket shop in English: bucket shop noun derogatory, informal 1An unauthorized office for speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors. Example sentencesExamples With stock market speculation on its way to becoming a home-based sport (which, as the bucket shops were said to do, principally attracts those who are ‘looking for entertainment and excitement’ - and a killing!) What worked at the bucket shops didn't play on Wall Street. Within six months of the start of his legitimate trading career Livermore was wiped out. The U.S. has laws restricting bucket shop practices by limiting the ability of brokerage houses to create and trade certain types of over-the-counter securities. In the real world, I think that kind of unauthorized trading would meet the legal definition of a bucket shop. The Iowa Electronic Market, which runs a kind of a legal bucket shop in political candidacies, has restructured its presidential futures market. 2British A travel agency that specializes in providing cheap air tickets. Example sentencesExamples And yesterday online bucket shop Lastminute.com announced it would be profitable within 12 months. If you plan your next trip or vacation ahead, you can find some of the best deals with consolidators or "bucket shops". When the holiday to Tunisia fell through, because the bucket shop went bust, Maggie knew that it was probably a good thing; some terrible experience had waited for her there, where she would have got mobbed, literally mobbed. ‘I think the time is up for the smaller bucket shop travel agencies,’ says Ross. If you're looking for the cheapest deal on international flights, then buying your tickets from a bucket shop can save you big. Definition of bucket shop in US English: bucket shop nounˈbəkət ˌSHäpˈbəkət ˌʃɑp derogatory, informal An unauthorized office for speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors. Example sentencesExamples The U.S. has laws restricting bucket shop practices by limiting the ability of brokerage houses to create and trade certain types of over-the-counter securities. The Iowa Electronic Market, which runs a kind of a legal bucket shop in political candidacies, has restructured its presidential futures market. With stock market speculation on its way to becoming a home-based sport (which, as the bucket shops were said to do, principally attracts those who are ‘looking for entertainment and excitement’ - and a killing!) What worked at the bucket shops didn't play on Wall Street. Within six months of the start of his legitimate trading career Livermore was wiped out. In the real world, I think that kind of unauthorized trading would meet the legal definition of a bucket shop.
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