单词 | half-day closing |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-day closing half-day closing n. originally and chiefly British the fact or practice of closing business premises for a particular afternoon (selected by a local authority) each week (cf. early closing n.).As a modifier in earliest uses, frequently in the names of various committees and associations seeking to make Saturday afternoon a holiday for most workers.Half-day closing became widespread in Britain after the Shops Act 1911, but in recent years the practice has generally been abandoned. Π 1853 Brit. Banner 15 June 418/4 The experience of those gentlemen who have adopted ‘The Saturday Half-day Closing System’, in Birmingham and its vicinity,..has satisfactorily proved it to be highly conducive to the comfort, improvement, and elevation of the industrious classes. 1855 Bradford Observer 3 May 1/1 The Warehousemen's Half Day Closing Committee beg to announce that..a grand gala will be held in Kirklees Park, on Saturday afternoon. 1865 Leeds Mercury 2 Dec. 9/4 I would..advocate a half-day closing of shops once a week on the least busy day. 1912 Econ. Jrnl. 22 116 In case the shopkeepers..in a sufficiently large area desire exemption from the half-day closing.., if the local authority is satisfied that a majority desire exemption, an order may be made exempting that class. 2006 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 26 Nov. 39 Under the modern cult of shopping, Britain has moved from half-day closing to Sunday trading. < as lemmas |
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