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noun(shop)a handicraft establishment : atelier
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noun(shop)a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store
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noun(shop)a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services
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verb(shop)to examine goods or services with intent to buy
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verb(shop)to hunt through a market in search of the best buy
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verb(shop)to make a search : hunt
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noun(shop)an establishment in which the union serves as the agent for and receives dues and assessments from all employees in the bargaining unit regardless of union membership
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noun(shop)an establishment or department where hairdressing, facials, and manicures are done —called also beauty parlor, beauty salon
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noun(shop)a shop where automotive bodies are made or repaired
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noun(shop)a saloon in which liquor was formerly sold from or dispensed in open containers (such as buckets or pitchers)
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noun(shop)a gambling establishment that formerly used market fluctuations (as in securities or commodities) as a basis for gaming
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noun(shop)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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noun(shop)a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts
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noun(shop)an establishment in which the employer by agreement hires only union members in good standing
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noun(shop)an exclusive group or establishment
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noun(shop)a small restaurant
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verb(shop)to compare prices (as of competing brands) in order to find the best value