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carriage trade

car·riage trade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ij treyd]
    • /ˈkær ɪdʒ treɪd/
    • /ˈkær.ɪdʒ treɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ij treyd]
    • /ˈkær ɪdʒ treɪd/

Definitions of carriage trade words

  • noun carriage trade trade from the wealthy part of society 3
  • noun carriage trade the wealthy patrons, as of a theater or store, who formerly arrived in private carriages 3
  • noun carriage trade wealthy patrons of a store, restaurant, theater, etc.; elite clientele. 1
  • noun carriage trade Retail business with wealthy or upper-class customers, i.e. those who arrive in carriages. 0
  • noun carriage trade Wealthy or upper-class people in general. 0
See all 5 definitions of carriage trade

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Origin of carriage trade

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Carriage trade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carriage trade

carriage trade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carriage trade usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carriage trade

noun carriage trade

  • society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
  • prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
  • gentility — good breeding or refinement.
All 29 Synonyms of carriage trade

Antonyms for carriage trade

noun carriage trade

  • proletariat — common people, working class
  • worst — in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
  • commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
  • low-life — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
  • ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
All 5 Antonyms of carriage trade

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