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Shop
Wall Street slang for a firm.

Shop
1. Among workers on Wall Street, informal for a company, especially a publicly-traded company.

2. To seek out the best bid price or ask price possible for a security by contacting a large number of broker-dealers.

shop
A dealership in securities.

shop
To contact a number of dealers in a security in an effort to obtain the most advantageous bid or ask price.


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This is why it is important to shop around for credit, or even get a car loan from an outside source before the purchase.
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