- stockbroker belt
- `stockbroker ,belt noun countan area around a city where rich people who work in the city live
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
stockbroker belt
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stockbroker belt — stockbroker belts N COUNT: usu the N The stockbroker belt is an area outside a city, especially London, where rich people who travel to work in the city live. [BRIT] He grew up in the comfort of the Surrey stockbroker belt … English dictionary
stockbroker belt — noun a wealthy residential suburb • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑suburb, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stockbroker belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stockbroker belt : singular stockbroker belt plural stockbroker belts an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live … English dictionary
stockbroker belt — n [usu sing] (BrE) an area outside a city, where rich people live in large expensive houses. Many of them work in the city as highly paid professional people, e.g. stockbrokers (= people who buy and sell shares in companies on behalf of other… … Universalium
stockbroker belt — noun Brit. an affluent residential area outside a large city … English new terms dictionary
stockbroker belt — District inhabited by wealthy people in large houses (usu. in countryside near city) … A concise dictionary of English slang
belt — /bɛlt / (say belt) noun 1. a band of flexible material, as leather, worn around the waist to support clothing, for decoration, etc. 2. Sport such a band as a token of honour or achievement. 3. Surf Lifesaving a wide canvas belt which is worn by… …
stockbroker — n. = BROKER 2. Phrases and idioms: stockbroker belt Brit. an affluent residential area, esp. near a business centre such as London. Derivatives: stockbrokerage n. stockbroking n … Useful english dictionary
stockbroker — noun ⇨ See also ↑broker ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ leading ▪ private client (BrE) ▪ City (BrE) ▪ online … Collocations dictionary
belt — noun 1 narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, wide ▪ thick ▪ leather ▪ chain, studded … Collocations dictionary
