bucket shop


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bucket shop
noun informal, derogatory
  • 1 an unauthorized office speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors.
  • 2 Brit. a travel agency providing cheap air tickets.
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