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bucketeering

bucketeering noun: the operations of a bucket shop; fraudulent or deceptive trade.

Noun

bucketeering (uncountable)

  1. The operations of a bucket shop; fraudulent or deceptive trade.

Origin of bucketeering

From bucketeer + -ing.

Questions about bucketeering

What does bucketeering mean?
Bucketeering means the operations of a bucket shop; fraudulent or deceptive trade.
What part of speech is bucketeering?
Bucketeering is a noun.

Words near bucketeering in the dictionary

  1. bucketball
  2. bucketed
  3. bucketed about
  4. bucketed down
  5. bucketeer
  6. bucketeering
  7. bucketeers
  8. bucketer
  9. bucketers
  10. bucketful
  11. bucketfuls

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