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Definition of 'carriage trade'

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carriage trade in British

noun
trade from the wealthy part of society
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carriage trade in American

US
the wealthy patrons, as of a theater or store, who formerly arrived in private carriages
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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This already has several advantages for that sort of carriage trade. Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN

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Used Rarely. carriage trade is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'carriage trade'

  • carriage drive
  • carriage line
  • carriage return
  • carriage trade
  • carriageable
  • carriageway
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