RAG TRADE

Meaning of RAG TRADE in English

The 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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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

RAG TRADE — — rag trader . Slang. the garment, clothing, or fashion industry. Also called rag business . [ 1835-45 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAG TRADE — ■ noun informal the clothing or fashion industry.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAG TRADE — noun [ sing. ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) the business of designing, making and selling clothes
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG TRADE — ˈrag trade BrE AmE noun the rag trade British English informal the business of making and selling clothes, especially women’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG TRADE — The ~ is the business and industry of making and selling clothes, especially women’s clothes. The ~ is extremely competitive, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAG TRADE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And yet I didn't want to be consigned to the rag trade . ▪ As …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG TRADE — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./
Slang English vocab
RAG TRADE — {n. phr.} The clothing industry. * /My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses./
Словарь английских идиом
RAG TRADE — n. phr. The clothing industry. My brother is working in the rag trade, manufacturing dresses.
American Idioms English vocabulary
RAG TRADE — производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской) (разговорное) швейная промышленность
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAG TRADE — Выработка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAG TRADE — разг. швейная промышленность
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAG TRADE — производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RAG TRADE — разг. швейная промышленность
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RAG TRADE — разг. швейная промышленность
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAG TRADE — производство и продажа одежды ( особенно женской )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAG TRADE — производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAG TRADE — _n. производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RAG TRADE — n. производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RAG TRADE — деятельность по разработке, производству и продаже одежды (особенно, женской и детской)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
RAG TRADE — Выработка
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
RAG TRADE — n infml She's employed in the rag trade — Она работает на швейной фабрике How long have you been in the rag …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RAG TRADE — n infml She's employed in the rag trade — Она работает на швейной фабрике How long have you been in …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RAG TRADE — rag trade n infml She's employed in the rag trade Она работает на швейной фабрике How long have you been …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RAG TRADE — She's employed in the rag trade — Она работает на швейной фабрике How long have you been in the rag …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
RAG TRADE — производство и продажа одежды (особенно женской) (разговорное) швейная промышленность
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRADE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) balance of trade European Free Trade Association fair trade law free trade free trade …
Английский словарь Британика
TRADE — I. ˈtrād noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, path, track, course of conduct, from Middle Low German, path, track; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAG — I. ˈrag, ˈraa(ə)g, ˈraig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ragge, from (assumed) Old English ragg (whence Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRADE — — tradable, tradeable , adj. — tradeless , adj. /trayd/ , n. , v. , traded, trading , adj. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAG — rag 1 /rag/ , n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRADE — I. ˈtrād noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Low German; akin to Old High German trata track, course, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAG — I. ˈrag noun Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English * ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRADE — imp. of tread. 2. trade ·v the trade winds. 3. trade ·v instruments of any occupation. 4. trade ·v refuse …
Webster English vocab
RAG — noun a ragged edge. 2. rag ·vi to become tattered. 3. rag ·noun a sail, or any piece of canvas. …
Webster English vocab
RAG — [rag] n [ME ragge, fr. (assumed) OE ragg, fr. ON rogg tuft, shagginess] (14c) 1 a: a waste piece of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAG — rag BrE AmE ræɡ ▷ ragged past & past participle ræɡd ▷ ragging ˈræɡɪŋ ▷ rags ræɡz ▶ ˌ rag …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRADE — / treɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the activity of buying and selling or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — / ræg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a piece of old, often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRADE — I. trade 1 S3 W1 /treɪd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ trade , ↑ trader , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG — I. rag 1 /ræɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4,6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: rögg 'rough …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRADE — n. & v. --n. 1 a buying and selling. b buying and selling conducted between nations etc. c business conducted …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a large coarse roofing-slate. 2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRADE — n. & v. n. 1 a buying and selling. b buying and selling conducted between nations etc. c business conducted …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRADE — n. & v. --n. 1. a buying and selling. b buying and selling conducted between nations etc. c business conducted …
Oxford English vocab
RAG — 1. n.1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Oxford English vocab
TRADE — ( trades, trading, traded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Trade is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — ( rags) 1. A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRADE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a trade agreement ▪ The administration has signed a multi-billion dollar trade agreement with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from rags to riches (= from being poor to being rich ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRADE — (BUSINESS) [noun] - a particular business or industrythe building/catering/tourist trade [C]the book/car/fur trade [C]He worked in the same trade all …
Cambridge English vocab
RAG — (AMUSEMENTS) [noun] [C] - a series of amusing events and activities organized by college students once a year to collect …
Cambridge English vocab
TRADE — n. North American Free Trade Agreement balance of trade European Free Trade Association fair trade law free trade free trade …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRADE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, agency, alien, alienate, alternate, amortize, argue, art, assign, backscratching, balance of trade, bandy, bargain, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAG — Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.RAG A farthing.TO RAG. To abuse, …
Slang English vocab
RAG — n. snot rag tag and rag glad rags
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RAG — n. 1 tatter, piece, shred, scrap, fragment, bit, Dialect clout Take a clean rag and dust the bookshelves when you …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TRADE — 1. сущ. 1) занятие, ремесло, профессия a jeweller by trade ≈ ювелир по профессии They've completely ruined the tourist trade …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAG — I сущ. 1) лоскут, тряпка, тряпица a rag doll ≈ тряпичная кукла He was wiping his hands on an oily …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRADE — trade.ogg 1. treıd n 1. 1> занятие, ремесло, профессия the tools of one's trade - орудия ремесла, рабочий инструмент the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAG — rag.ogg _I ræg n 1. 1> тряпка, лоскут; обрезок ( ткани ) 2> pl тряпьё 3> тех. ветошь; обтирочные концы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRADE — 1. treıd n 1. 1> занятие, ремесло, профессия the tools of one's trade - орудия ремесла, рабочий инструмент the trade …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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