Usually means: Industry involved in making clothing.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word rag trade:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. rag trade: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the rag trade: Merriam-Webster
  3. rag trade: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. rag trade: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. rag trade: Collins English Dictionary
  6. rag trade: Vocabulary.com
  7. rag-trade: Wordnik
  8. the rag trade: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. rag trade: Wiktionary
  10. rag trade: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. rag trade: Dictionary.com
  12. Rag trade, The Rag Trade: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. rag trade: Rhymezone
  14. rag trade: FreeDictionary.org
  15. rag trade: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. rag trade: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)

(Note: See rag_trades as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rag trade)

▸ noun:  (informal) The fashion industry.

Similar:
trade, merchandise, trafficking, fur trade, fancy trade, tradership, tradesies, trade route, bread trade, commerce, more...

Opposite:
high fashion, couture, designer wear

Phrases:
The Rag Trade, more...

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Similar:
trade, merchandise, trafficking, fur trade, fancy trade, tradership, tradesies, trade route, bread trade, commerce, more...

Opposite:
high fashion, couture, designer wear

Phrases:
The Rag Trade, more...



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