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#792. Thief.-- N. thief

• robber

• pilferer

• rifler

• plagiarist

• spoiler

• depredator

• pillager

• marauder

• harpy

• shark*

• land shark

• falcon

• Bedouin|!

• brigand

• freebooter

• bandit

• thug

• pirate

• corsair

• viking

• Paul

• Jones|!

• buccaneer

• buccanier|!

• piqueerer|

• pickeerer|

• rover

• ranger

• privateer

• filibuster

• wrecker

• smuggler

• poacher

• abductor

• badger*

• bunko man

• cattle thief

• crook

• hawk

• holdup man

• hold-up* [U.S.]

• jackleg*

• kidnaper

• rustler

• cattle rustler

• sandbagger

• sea king

• skin*

• sneak thief

• strong-arm man [U.S.]

• highwayman

• Dick Turpin

• Claude Duval

• Macheath

• footpad

• sturdy

• beggar

• cut purse

• pick purse

• pickpocket

• light-fingered gentry

• sharper;

• card sharper

• skittle sharper

• thimblerigger

• rook*

• Greek

• blackleg

• leg

• welsher*

• defaulter

• Robert Macaire

• artful dodger

• trickster

• swell mob*

• shoplifter

• swindler

• peculator

• forger

• coiner

• fence

• receiver of stolen goods

• duffer

• smasher

• burglar

• housebreaker

• Bill Sikes

• Jack Sheppard

• Jonathan Wild

• gang[group of thieves]

• gang of thieves

• theft ring

• organized crime

• mafia

• the Sicilian Mafia

• the mob

• la cosa nostra [Italian]

• Dillinger[famous thieves]

• Al Capone

• Robin Hood

#793. Booty.-- N. booty

• spoil

• plunder

• prize

• loot

• swag*

• pickings;

• spolia opima[Lat]

• prey

• blackmail

• stolen goods

• Adj. manubial|

• 3. Interchange of Property

#794. Barter.-- N. barter

• exchange

• scorse|

• truck system;

• interchange

• a Roland for an Oliver

• quid pro quo

• commutation

• composition

• Indian

• gift [U.S.]

• trade

• commerce

• mercature|

• buying and selling

• bargain and sale;

• traffic

• business

• nundination|

• custom

• shopping

• commercial enterprise

• speculation

• jobbing

• deal

• dealing

• transaction

• negotiation

• bargain

• free trade

• V. barter

• exchange

• swap

• truck

• scorse|

• interchange

• 1

• commutate

• compound for

• trade

• traffic

• buy and sell

• give and take

• nundinate|

• carry on a

• trade

• ply a trade

• drive a trade

• be in business

• be in the city

• keep a

• shop

• deal in

• employ one's capital in

• trade with

• deal with

• have dealings with

• transact business with

• do

• business with

• open an account with

• keep an account with

• bargain

• drive a bargain

• make a bargain

• negotiate

• bid for

• haggle

• dicker [U.S.]

• chaffer

• huckster

• cheapen

• beat down;

• stickle

• stickle for

• out bid

• under bid

• ask

• charge

• strike a bargain

• (contract) 769

• speculate

• give a sprat to catch a herring

• buy in the cheapest and

• sell in the dearest market

• buy low and sell high

• corner the market

• rig

• the market

• stag the market

• Adj. commercial

• mercantile

• trading

• interchangeable

• marketable

• staple

• in the market

• for sale

• wholesale

• retail

• Adv. across the counter

• Phr. cambio non e furto[It]

#795. Purchase.-- N. purchase

• buying

• purchasing

• shopping

• preemption

• refusal

• bribery

• slave trade

• buyer

• purchaser

• emptor

• vendee

• patron

• employer

• client

• customer

• clientele

• V. buy

• purchase

• invest in

• procure

• rent

• repurchase

• buy in

• keep in one's pay

• bribe

• suborn

• pay

• spend

• make a purchase

• complete a purchase

• buy over the counter

• shop

• market

• go shopping

• Adj. purchased

• Phr. caveat emptor

• the customer is always right

#796. Sale.-- N. sale

• vent

• disposal

• auction

• roup

• Dutch auction;

• outcry

• custom

• vendibility

• seller

• vender

• vendor

• merchant

• auctioneer

• V. sell

• vend

• dispose of

• effect a sale

• sell over the counter

• sell

• by auction

• dispense

• retail

• deal in

• sell off

• sell out;

• turn into money

• realize

• bring to the hammer

• bring under the hammer

• put

• up to auction

• put up for auction

• offer for sale

• put up for sale

• hawk

• bring to market

• offer

• undersell

• let

• mortgage

• Adj. under the hammer

• on the market

• for sale

• salable

• marketable

• vendible

• unsalable

• unbought

• on one's hands

#797. Merchant.-- N. merchant

• trader

• dealer

• monger

• chandler

• salesman

• changer

• shopkeeper

• tradesman

• tradespeople

• tradesfolk

• retailer

• chapman

• hawker

• huckster

• pedlar

• colporteur

• cadger

• tallyman

• camelot

• faker

• vintner

• money broker

• money changer

• money lender

• usurer

• banker

• jobber

• broker

• buyer

• seller

• bear

• bull

• concern

• firm

#798. Merchandise.-- N. merchandise

• ware

• commodity

• effects

• goods

• article

• stock

• product

• produce

• staple commodity

• stock in trade

• (store) 6

• cargo

#799. Mart.-- N. mart

• market

• marketplace

• fair

• bazaar

• staple

• exchange

• change

• bourse

• hall

• guildhall

• tollbooth

• customhouse;

• Tattersall's

• stall

• booth

• stand

• newsstand

• cart

• wagon

• wharf

• office

• chambers

• countinghouse

• bureau

• counter

• shop

• emporium

• establishment

• store

• department store

• general

• store

• five and ten

• variety store

• co-op

• finding store [U.S.]

• grindery

• [food stores: list] grocery

• supermarket

• candy store

• sweet shop

• confectionery

• bakery

• greengrocer

• delicatessen

• bakeshop

• butcher shop

• fish store

• farmers' market

• mom and pop store

• dairy

• health food store

• [specialized stores: list] tobacco shop

• tobacco store

• tobacconists

• cigar store

• hardware store

• jewelry shop

• bookstore

• liquor store

• gun

• shop

• rod and reel shop

• furniture store

• drugstore

• chemist's [British]

• florist

• flower shop

• shoe store

• stationer

• stationer's

• electronics shop

• telephone store

• music store

• record shop

• fur store

• sporting goods store

• video store

• video rental store

• lumber store

• lumber yard

• home

• improvements store

• home improvement center

• gas station

• auto repair shop

• auto dealer

• used car dealer

• mall

• suburban mall

• commons

• pedestrian mall

• shopping street

• surplus store

• army-navy surplus store

• [locations where used articles are sold] auction

• flea market

• yard

• sale

• garage sale

• pawn shop

• antiques store

• second-hand store

• second

• time around shop

• thrift shop

• warehouse

• depot

• market-overt

• real-estate broker

• vending machine

• <-- here add entry for stock market (financial instruments market ) and

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#799a. Stock Market [specialized markets for financial instruments] --

• N. stock market

• stock exchange

• securities exchange

• bourse

• board

• the

• big board

• the New York Stock Exchange

• the market

• the open market

• over-

• the-counter market

• privately traded issues

• commodities exchange

• futures exchange

• futures market

• the pit

• the floor

• ticker

• stock ticker

• quotation

• stock index

• market index

• the Dow

• Jones Index

• the Dow Industrials

• the transportation index

• utilities

• the

• utilities index

• the New York Stock Exchange index

• the Nikkei index

• [Japan]

• the Financial Times index

• the FTI [England]

• the over-the-counter

• index

• NASDAQ index

• [person or firm trading securities] broker

• stockbroker

• jobber

• stock

• dealer

• odd-lot dealer

• specialist

• [person who buys or sells stocks] investor

• speculator

• operator;

• bull

• buyer

• bear

• short seller

• scalper

• stockholder

• share-holder

• stockholder of record

• bond

• holder

• coupon-clipper [derogatory]

• investment

• speculation

• V. speculate

• invest

• trade

• trade stocks

• play the market

• buy long

• sell short

• take a position

• straddle

• take a plunge

• plunge in

• take a

• flier [coll.]

#799b. Securities. -- N. securities

• stocks

• common stock

• preferred

• stock

• bonds

• puts

• calls

• options

• option contract

• warrants

• commercial

• paper

• bearer bond

• tax-exempt bond

• callable bond

• share

• stock certificate

• coupon

• bond coupon

• liquid assets

• 4. Monetary Relations