Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bucket_shop

2 senses of bucket shop

Sense 1
bucket shop -- (an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm)
       => brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm -- (a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller)

Sense 2
bucket shop -- ((formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket)
       => tavern, tap house -- (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)