PLY FOR HIRE / TRADE / BUSINESS

Meaning of PLY FOR HIRE / TRADE / BUSINESS in English

( BrE ) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business :

taxis plying for hire outside the theatre

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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
PLY — I. ˈplī verb ( plied ; plied ; plying ; plies ) Etymology: Middle English plien to bend, fold, mold, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIRE — I. ˈhī(ə)r, ˈhīə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Frisian hēre tax, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSINESS — ˈbiznə̇s, -nə̇z, rapid or substand ˈbidnə̇- or ˈbinə̇-; sometimes ÷ ˈbiz ə nə̇- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLY — (v. t.) To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; …
Английский словарь Webster
HIRE — (n.) To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase …
Английский словарь Webster
PLY — ( v. t. ) To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRADE — — tradable, tradeable , adj. — tradeless , adj. /trayd/ , n. , v. , traded, trading , adj. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLY — ply 1 — plyingly , adv. /pluy/ , v. , plied, plying . v.t. 1. to work with or at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIRE — — hiree , n. — hirer , n. /huyeur/ , v. , hired, hiring , n. , adj. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSINESS — /biz"nis/ , n. 1. an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. 2. the purchase and sale of …
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
PLY — I. ˈplī verb ( plied ; ply·ing ) Etymology: Middle English plien, short for applien to apply Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIRE — I. ˈhī(-ə)r noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria hire Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSINESS — ˈbid- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bisynesse, from bisy busy + -nesse -ness Date: 14th century 1. archaic …
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
PLY — v bent; turn; direction; bias. 2. ply ·vt to bend. 3. ply ·vt to employ diligently; to use steadily. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HIRE — pron ·see here, ·pron 2. hire ·noun a bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and …
Webster English vocab
PLY — [ply] vb plied ; ply.ing [ME plien, short for applien to apply] vt (14c) 1 a: to use or wield …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIRE — [hire] n [ME, fr. OE hyr; akin to OS huria hire] (bef. 12c) 1 a: payment for the temporary use …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLY — ply BrE AmE plaɪ ▷ plied plaɪd ▷ plies plaɪz ▷ plying ˈplaɪ ɪŋ
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
PLY — / plaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( plies , ply·ing , plied , plied ) 1. ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIRE — / ˈhaɪə(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ vn ] ( especially BrE ) to pay money …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSINESS — / ˈbɪznəs; NAmE / noun TRADE 1. [ U ] the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or …
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
PLY — I. ply 1 /plaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle plied , present participle plying , third …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIRE — I. hire 1 S2 W3 /haɪə $ haɪr/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] 1 . British English to pay money to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSINESS
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
PLY — v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. use or wield vigorously (a tool, weapon, etc.). 2 tr. work steadily at (one's business …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a thickness or layer of certain materials, esp. wood or cloth (three-ply). 2 a strand of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIRE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSINESS — n. 1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or …
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
HIRE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSINESS — n. 1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or …
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
PLY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. a thickness or layer of certain materials, esp. wood or cloth (three-ply). 2 a strand …
Oxford English vocab
HIRE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment …
Oxford English vocab
BUSINESS — n.1 one's regular occupation, profession, or trade. 2 a thing that is one's concern. 3 a a task or duty. …
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
PLY — ( plies, plying, plied) 1. If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIRE — ( hires, hiring, hired) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSINESS
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
PLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN question ▪ Ungerer spent a long time plying them with questions . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIRE
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUSINESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business appointment ▪ Dennis had an early-morning business appointment with a client. a business …
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
HIRE — [verb] [T] - to pay to use (something) for a short period or to pay (someone) to do a job …
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
PLY — verb Ply is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boat Ply is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIRE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) use of a car, etc. for payment ADJECTIVE ▪ bicycle , car , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUSINESS — INDEX: 1. the work that companies do 2. the amount of business a company is doing 3. relating to business …
Longman Activator English vocab
BUSINESS — See ↑ BUSINESS 1,2,3, ↑ COMPANY 1, ↑ HAPPEN 9, ↑ JOB 1, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ WORK 1 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIRE — v. 1 engage, employ, take on, appoint, enlist, sign on Alexandra had to hire more people to get all the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HIRE — verb BAD : I'm hiring a small house near the university. GOOD : I'm renting a small house near the …
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