sharp practice

sharp practice — index artifice, knavery, maneuver (trick), misdoing, pettifoggery, ruse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

sharp practice — ➔ practice * * * sharp practice UK US noun [U] UK COMMERCE ► a way of behaving in business that is dishonest but not illegal: »The building industry brought in rules to protect customers from sharp practice. »The penalties for sharp practice in… …   Financial and business terms

Sharp practice — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

sharp practice — noun uncount OLD FASHIONED dishonest business activities …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

sharp practice — ► NOUN ▪ dishonest or barely honest dealings …   English terms dictionary

sharp practice — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest. He accused some solicitors of sharp practice in quoting low… …   English dictionary

sharp practice —    Trying to achieve something by using underhand, deceitful or dishonourable means, that are barely within the law, is called sharp practice.     That company is under investigation for sharp practice so it s better to avoid dealing with them …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

sharp practice — noun Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal. The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda. Syn: bad faith …   Wiktionary

sharp practice — noun : dealing in which advantage is taken or sought unscrupulously; also : a particular piece of or custom involving such dealing determined to put down sharp practices in his department …   Useful english dictionary

sharp practice — noun Date: 1836 the act of dealing in which advantage is taken or sought unscrupulously …   New Collegiate Dictionary

sharp practice — dubious business, questionable business …   English contemporary dictionary