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71shop-soiled — ˈshop soiled adjective COMMERCE shop soiled goods are slightly damaged or dirty because they have been in a shop for a long time; = shopworn AmE: • There are greatly reduced one off prices on goods that are shop soiled. * * * shop soiled UK US… …
72shop-soiled — adj BrE 1.) a product that is shop soiled is slightly damaged or dirty because it has been in a shop for a long time American Equivalent: shopworn ▪ shop soiled goods 2.) an idea that is shop soiled is no longer interesting because it has been… …
73shop around — To compare prices and quality of goods at various shops before making a purchase (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑shop * * * shop around [phrasal verb] : to visit several different places where a thing is sold in order to find the most… …
74shop steward — ➔ steward * * * shop steward UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► a worker elected by the workers in a factory or business to represent them in discussions with the management. A shop steward is usually a member of a trade union: »Fifty shop stewards… …
75shop-in-shop — shop in shopˈ adjective (of a supplier of particular goods or services) having a retail outlet within a larger shop or store • • • Main Entry: ↑shop …
76shop assistant — ➔ assistant * * * shop assistant UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a person whose job is to sell products in a store: »All our shop assistants receive training in customer care …
77shop floor — n [singular] 1.) the area in a factory where the ordinary workers do their work on the shop floor ▪ The chairwoman started her working life on the shop floor. 2.) the ordinary workers in a factory, not the managers ▪ negotiations between the shop …
78shop-bought — adj BrE bought in a shop, rather than made at home American Equivalent: store bought ≠ ↑homemade ▪ Why buy shop bought yoghurt when you can easily make your own? ▪ Home made marzipan has a better flavour than most shop bought varieties …
79shop walker — noun A shop employee who walks about in a shop to see that customers are attended to • • • Main Entry: ↑shop …
80shop front — UK US noun [countable] [singular shop front plural shop fronts] the outside part of a shop that is on the street, where the main entrance is Thesaurus: departments and areas in shopshyponym …
