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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.
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Creed is as akin to righteousness as a 'bucket shop' to the kingdom of heaven.
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A bucket shop is where you can buy stock in small lots, putting down a dollar a share as margin.
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The bucket shop posts them as the terms upon which its patrons may make bets with the keeper.
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The bucket shop proprietor is ready to make all deals offered in any commodity that fluctuates in price.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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