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PEDDLING — PEDDLING, the retail sale of wares or trade services and the buying up of agricultural and village produce by an itinerant seller, craftsman, or buyer who made relatively short trips, usually recurrent, to the places where his clients or… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Peddling — Ped dling, a. 1. Hawking; acting as a peddler. [1913 Webster] 2. Petty; insignificant. The miserable remains of a peddling commerce. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peddling — [ped′liŋ, ped′ l iŋ] adj. [see PEDDLE, vi.] busy with trifles; trifling; petty … English World dictionary
Peddling — Peddle Ped dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peddling}.] To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peddling — peddlingly, adv. /ped ling/, adj. trifling; paltry; piddling. [1590 1600; PEDDLE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
peddling — Synonyms and related words: Mickey Mouse, consumer preference study, consumer research, consumer survey, direct mail selling, hard sell, hawking, high pressure salesmanship, huckstering, jobbing, low pressure salesmanship, mail order selling,… … Moby Thesaurus
peddling — ped·dle || pedl v. hawk, vend, deal; distribute; sell … English contemporary dictionary
peddling — ped·dling … English syllables
peddling — noun the act of selling goods for a living • Syn: ↑vending, ↑hawking, ↑vendition • Derivationally related forms: ↑vend (for: ↑vendition), ↑hawk ( … Useful english dictionary
influence peddling — influence peddling, U.S. the activities or practices of influence peddlers. * * * ˈinfluence peddling 7 [influence peddling] noun uncountable the illegal activity of a politician doing sth for sb in return for payment Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Influence peddling — is the illegal practice of using one s influence in government or connections with persons in authority to obtain favors or preferential treatment for another, usually in return for payment. Also called traffic of influence. ee also*Political… … Wikipedia
