Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: open shop
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place of employment in which employment is in no way contingent on membership in a union, though a union may be the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees.

verb

To begin work or operations.

Indian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Rosenman left Sandollar to run Brillstein-Grey’s movie division for two years. He then opened shop as an indie producer, developing such films as the Beacon Communications comedy “Family Man,”."

Usage

Indian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

open shops (plural) opens shop (present, singular) opening shop (participle, present) opened shop (participle, past) opened shop (past)

Phrases

open-shopper

Frequently Paired Words

closed shop agency shop union shop

Questions

What does open shop mean?: A place of employment in which employment is in no way contingent on membership in a union, though a union may be the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees.

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