Akademik

bucket shop

noun

1. an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

• Hypernyms: ↑brokerage, ↑brokerage firm, ↑securities firm

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

• Hypernyms: ↑tavern, ↑tap house

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noun, pl ⋯ shops [count]

Brit informal : a company that sells cheap airplane tickets

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ˈbucket shop [bucket shop bucket shops] noun (informal, especially BrE)

a place that sells cheap plane tickets

Useful english dictionary. 2012.