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open shops

open shops is the plural of open shop.

Meaning of open shop

Noun

open shop (plural open shops)

  1. A place of employment in which employment is in no way contingent on membership in a union, though a union may be the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees.

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Questions about open shops

What is open shops the plural of?
Open shops is the plural of open shop.

Words near open shops in the dictionary

  1. open sesame
  2. open sesames
  3. open set
  4. open sets
  5. open shop
  6. open shops
  7. open slather
  8. open someone's eyes
  9. open sores
  10. Open Sound Control
  11. open source

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