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bucket shop

noun as in dishonest brokerage

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It made Rockefeller's little kerosene speculation look like a bucket shop.

Creed is as akin to righteousness as a 'bucket shop' to the kingdom of heaven.

A bucket shop is where you can buy stock in small lots, putting down a dollar a share as margin.

The bucket shop posts them as the terms upon which its patrons may make bets with the keeper.

The bucket shop proprietor is ready to make all deals offered in any commodity that fluctuates in price.

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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bucket shop, such as: boiler room, and chop shop.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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