"set up shop" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-set up shop.ogg Forms: sets up shop [present, singular, third-person], setting up shop [participle, present], set up shop [participle, past], set up shop [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> up shop|head=set up shop}} set up shop (third-person singular simple present sets up shop, present participle setting up shop, simple past and past participle set up shop)
  1. To physically arrange a shop or workplace. Synonyms: hang out one's shingle Related terms: set out one's stall Translations (physically arrange a shop or workplace): avata (Finnish), pystyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-set_up_shop-en-verb-mOTD26wE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'physically arrange a shop or workplace': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) To establish a business. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to establish a business): perustaa (Finnish), establecer un negocio (Spanish), fundar una empresa (Spanish), abrir un establecimiento (Spanish), montar un local (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-set_up_shop-en-verb-U-HcS0wp Disambiguation of 'to establish a business': 2 98
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      "sense": "physically arrange a shop or workplace",
      "word": "avata"
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      "sense": "physically arrange a shop or workplace",
      "word": "pystyttää"
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