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CLOSED SHOP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does closed shop mean? 

CLOSED SHOP (noun)
  The noun CLOSED SHOP has 1 sense:

1. a company that hires only union membersplay

  Familiarity information: CLOSED SHOP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLOSED SHOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A company that hires only union members

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("closed shop" is a kind of...):

company (an institution created to conduct business)


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