See Also: shop-soiled(dictionary)
soiled(1)(dictionary)
soiled(2)(dictionary)
SHOP(finance)
shop(1)(dictionary)
shop(2)(dictionary)
Shop(money)
sex shop(dictionary)
tea shop(dictionary)
cop shop(dictionary)

decimalize (iou) and shop-soiled (oh)


decimalize (iou)



decimalize verb trans. Also decimalise. M19.
[from DECIMAL + -IZE.]
Express as a decimal; convert to a decimal system (of coinage or currency, weights and measures, etc.).
decimali'zation noun M19.

shop-soiled (oh)



adj BrE
a product that is shop-soiled is slightly damaged or dirty because it has been in a shop for a long time
American Equivalent: shopworn
::shop-soiled goods
an idea that is shop-soiled is no longer interesting because it has been discussed many times before
American Equivalent: shopworn
::the same old shop-soiled arguments