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TAKE THE QUIZbucket shop
noun
1
: a saloon in which liquor was formerly sold from or dispensed in open containers (such as buckets or pitchers)
2
a
: a gambling establishment that formerly used market fluctuations (as in securities or commodities) as a basis for gaming
b
: a dishonest brokerage firm
especially
: one that formerly failed to execute customers' margin orders in expectation of making a profit from market fluctuations adverse to the customers' interests
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