1. An unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
   "Investors were warned to avoid the bucket shop's high-pressure sales tactics"
    
2. (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
   "The bucket shop was a popular spot for sailors looking for cheap drinks"
    
3. [Brit, informal] A travel agency that sells cheap airline tickets
   "We found discounted flights through a local bucket shop"

Derived forms: bucket shops

Type of: boozer [Brit, informal], brokerage, brokerage firm, gin mill [N. Amer, informal], groggery [US, archaic], inn [Brit], pothouse [archaic], pub [Brit, Cdn], public house [Brit], saloon [Brit], securities firm, tap house [archaic], taphouse [archaic], tavern, travel agency, watering hole [informal]

Encyclopedia: Bucket shop