bucket shop
Example Sentences
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The subsequent investigation under New York’s Martin Act brought down the Consolidated, and helped end the heyday of the bucket shop.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
From the outside, a bucket shop resembled a legitimate brokerage.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Critics are calling this the bucket shop act of 2012.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2012
Ryanair, the "no frills" bucket shop airline, has finally confirmed that passengers will now be charged to use the loo.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2010
But a bucket shop is disreputable," replied Winn, "or has that reputation, and on par with gambling dens in fact, though protected by law.
From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark
