Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A firm that acts as a broker, especially in the buying and selling of stocks or other securities.
- noun The business of a broker.
- noun A fee or commission paid to a broker.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The business or employment of a broker.
- noun The fee or commission given or charged for transacting business as a broker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business or employment of a broker.
- noun The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a
broker (e.g,stockbroker ). - noun The
commission paid to abroker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun place where a broker conducts his business
- noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
- noun the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
Etymologies
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Examples
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The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country.
Dan Solin: John Elway's Tackle Masks a Bigger Scandal Dan Solin 2010
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The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country.
Dan Solin: John Elway's Tackle Masks a Bigger Scandal Dan Solin 2010
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The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country.
Dan Solin: John Elway's Tackle Masks a Bigger Scandal Dan Solin 2010
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Actual (real) Privatization costs would exceed $12b per year in brokerage fees alone.
The "Cost" of Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman told investors the company could delay plans to purchase part of the 49% stake in brokerage firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney that it doesn't already own.
Morgan Stanley May Delay Boost in Smith Barney Stake Aaron Lucchetti 2010
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The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country.
Dan Solin: John Elway's Tackle Masks a Bigger Scandal Dan Solin 2010
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Yet more than 90% of individual investors maintain brokerage accounts and rely on the flawed advice of their "investment professionals."
Dan Solin: Time for a Reality Check Dan Solin 2010
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The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country.
Dan Solin: John Elway's Tackle Masks a Bigger Scandal Dan Solin 2010
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The brokerage is not charged the full fund fees by the funds themselves in agreement that the brokerage will carry their fund as part of their XYZ retirement plan.
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Foreign companies are allowed a maximum one-third stake in Chinese brokerage firms.
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