Marks and Sparks

Marks and Sparks
Noun. Marks and Spencers, the department store. Also shortened to just Marks. Cf. 'M and S'.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Marks and Sparks — ➡ Marks & Spencer * * * …   Universalium

  • Marks and Sparks — noun The retailer …   Wiktionary

  • Marks and Sparks — …   Useful english dictionary

  • MARKS, SIMON, BARON — (1888–1964), British businessman, philanthropist, and Zionist. Born in Leeds, Simon Marks was the son of Michael Marks, who emigrated in 1882 from Russia to the U.K. where he began as a peddler. In 1884 he opened a market stall in Leeds and later …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Marks \x26 Spencer — Marks Spencer Marks Spencer Тип Публичная компания Листинг на бирже LSE …   Википедия

  • Marks & Spencer — Marks Spencer …   Википедия

  • Marks & Spencer — [Marks Spencer] (abbr M & S) a well known British ↑department store, selling clothes, food and other products. The first shops were started by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in the late 19th century, and there are now shops in most British… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Marks & Spencer — M S redirects here. For other uses, see M S (disambiguation). Marks Spencer Type Public limited company Traded as LSE:  …   Wikipedia

  • Marks & Spencer PLC — ▪ British company byname  Marks and Sparks        one of the largest British retail clothing and food companies. Headquarters of the firm are in London.       Marks & Spencer started in 1884 as a stall in an open market in Leeds, Yorkshire. Then… …   Universalium

  • Marks & Spencer — (abbr M & S) a well known British department store, selling clothes, food and other products. The first shops were started by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in the late 19th century, and there are now shops in most British towns. Marks and… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”