rag-shop
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Meaning · English
A bank (financial institution).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Downing-street must bow down before Threadneedle, and St Stephen's must crave licence of the Bank. We must not be surprised if the potent Senate of the Rag-shop should vote the Constitution void, and dismiss King, Lords, and Commons, as an expensive pageant, since they have taken our lives, properti
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “rag-shop” mean?
A bank (financial institution).
Is “rag-shop” formal or informal?
rag-shop is generally slang.