"long firm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: long firms [plural]
Etymology: * Perhaps from the idea that such a firm (company) would claim to have been established for a long time. * Perhaps from Old English gelang (“fraudulent”) and Italian firma (“signature”). Etymology templates: {{gl|company}} (company), {{inh|en|ang|gelang|t=fraudulent}} Old English gelang (“fraudulent”), {{bor|en|it|firma|t=signature}} Italian firma (“signature”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} long firm (plural long firms)
  1. A company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment to do the same elsewhere. Wikipedia link: Long firm fraud
    Sense id: en-long_firm-en-noun-07zh26k2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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