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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'sharp practice' is correct and usable in written English.
It usually refers to dishonest behavior and can be used to describe crafty or underhanded tactics. For example, "The company accused their former employee of engaging in sharp practice when they discovered he had stolen confidential information."
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sharp practice
noun
Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.
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Not sharp practice.
The impression of sharp practice is hard to avoid.
It was incredible in terms of sharp practice.
Under a Labour government this sharp practice would end".
This blatant sharp practice infuriated the BBC governors.
Our Money reporter has been exposing sharp practice by the rental firm Goldcar.
Yet it was Gekko who brought the sharp practice known as 'greenmail' to the public's notice.
This was not the sharp practice of lovable rascals – it was barbarity.
Such lax accountability, says Howson, adds up to "too much room for sharp practice".
"We are introducing a consumer credit bill to protect people from sharp practice.
Sharp practice is widespread across many industries, according to Observer readers.
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