BUCKET SHOP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)