Dictionary of Business Terms: shop
shop
- area of a business location where production takes place, as distinguished from office or warehouse areas.
- factory work force of an employer, as in union shop.
- office of a broker-dealer in securities.
- small retail establishment.
- to canvass for the most favorable price.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: shop
shop
- area of a business location where production takes place, as distinguished from the office or warehouse areas.
- factory work force of an employer, as in a "union shop."
- office of a broker-dealer in securities.
- the act of canvassing dealers for the most favorable price, as in shopping securities dealers for the best bid or offer.
- a small retail establishment.