| 单词 | commission store |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommission store commission store n. originally U.S. (now chiefly historical) a shop selling goods for others in return for a commission (cf. commission house n. (a)); spec. (in communist countries) a state-controlled shop of this type, esp. one selling second-hand goods or imported items. [In spec. use after Russian komissionnyj magazin commission shop (1920 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1777 Pennsylvania Ledger 15 Oct. (advt.) A New Commission Store..opened by James Inglis.., where he is receiving (to sell on commission) all kinds of Goods, Wares and Merchandize. 1867 Congregational Q. Apr. 137/2 He became a clerk in a grocery and commission store in Hartford, in which his brother was a partner. 1932 Western -Enterprise (Anson, Texas) 1 Dec. (advt.) I will open by Friday or Saturday a commission store... I will trade, or sell what you have on a commission. Bring us what you want to dispose of. 1957 Times 16 Feb. 6/2 He has..been..denounced for selling used clothing and cameras at Soviet commission stores.., a Government enterprise for the sale of second-hand goods. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Mar. 68/4 I find a commission store, where Cubans leave personal items they want to sell and pay the Government a commission. 2003 A. D. Watson Wilmington, N. Carolina, to 1861 i. iii. 70 In addition to running a wholesale, retail, and commission store..Jocelyn also established..a forerunner of the chamber of commerce. < as lemmas |
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