London's formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly over plying for hire on the capital's streets.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
ply for trade — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply your trade — ► to do your job: »Having worked as a government lawyer for 15 years, he is departing for the private sector to ply his trade as a barrister at Lincoln s Inn. Main Entry: ↑ply … Financial and business terms
ply for hire/business/trade — Brit : to try to get customers or business Taxis ply for hire/business outside the train station. The company is plying for trade in America. • • • Main Entry: ↑ply … Useful english dictionary
ply for business/hire/trade — ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly over plying for hire on the… … Financial and business terms
ply for hire/trade — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for business — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for hire — ply for business/hire/trade ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly… … Financial and business terms
ply for hire — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply for business — ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness idiom (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business • taxis plying for hire outside the theatre Main entry: ↑plyidiom … Useful english dictionary
ply — [plaɪ] verb plied PTandPP JOURNALISM 1. [transitive] to sell something: • 60 retailers were plying their products on the radio. 2. ply your trade to work at your job or business: • two outdoor … Financial and business terms
