shingle
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
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placa
- Sally Knight, four years Brooklyn legal aid before she hung out her own shingle.
- hang out a shingle
And in Colorado he hung out his shingle as a handyman.
- And in Colorado he hung out his shingle as a handyman.
- I think that, well, it's never easy to hang up your shingle and make vases and you know, or whatever it is you are going to make.
Examples
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I decided to hang out my shingle as a freelance writer.
Academic text (2002) -
The small office had a bright shingle outside, indicating it was a dental clinic.
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When did you put up your shingle and start the company?
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You forgot your shingle, Doctor.
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Did you join a firm or hang out your own shingle, or what?
Fiction book (1999) -
One window shows a lawyer's shingle, with a second matching shingle hanging just below the first.
Fiction book (1994) -
Look, I've been doing business with Callahan since I hung out my shingle.
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Randolph M. James does a lot more than simply hang out a shingle to announce his solo law practice in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Academic text (2005) -
In these professions, you can hang out your own shingle—be in business for yourself.
Blog text (17) -
When a lawyer opens their practice, they often hang a shingle outside to show their name and profession.
Synonyms
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1.0
A board or display giving information to the public
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2.1
A board in a public place that shows ads or useful information
Idioms
Compounds
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shingle (noun, sign) meaning a small sign comes from the same idea of a thin wooden board, and professionals would hang a little shingle outside their door with their name, so 'hanging out your shingle' means starting your own business.