- rag trade
- N-SING: the NThe rag trade is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women's clothes.
The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.
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rag trade
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rag trade — ➔ trade1 … Financial and business terms
rag trade — n the rag trade BrE informal the business of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes = the fashion industry … Dictionary of contemporary English
rag trade — rag′ trade n. Slang. cvb sts the garment or fashion industry • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
rag trade — ► NOUN informal ▪ the clothing or fashion industry … English terms dictionary
rag trade — noun makers and sellers of fashionable clothing • Syn: ↑apparel industry, ↑garment industry, ↑fashion industry, ↑fashion business • Hypernyms: ↑industry * * * rag trader. Sla … Useful english dictionary
rag trade — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rag trade — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rag\ trade — n. phr. the clothing industry. My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses … Словарь американских идиом
rag trade — noun the rag trade BrE the business of making and selling clothes, especially women s clothes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rag trade, the — rag ,trade, the noun VERY INFORMAL the clothing industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
