carriage trade

noun

Retail business with wealthy or upper-class customers, i.e., those who arrive in carriages.

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Meanings

nouncarriage trade (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessRetail business with wealthy or upper-class customers, i.e., those who arrive in carriages.
  2. broadlyidiomaticuncountableWealthy or upper-class people in general.
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APA

carriage trade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20trade

MLA

“carriage trade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20trade. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carriage trade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20trade.

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