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brokerage

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹəʊkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈbɹoʊkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • CMU ARPABET: B R OW1 K ER0 IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B R OW1 K R IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g., stockbroker).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The occupation of being a broker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The commission paid to a broker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

place where a broker conducts his business

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brokerage house

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workplace, work

5

noun

Meaning 5

the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation

Narrower terms: commodity brokerage

6

noun

Meaning 6

a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brokerage firm, securities firm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nondepository financial institution

Narrower terms: bucket shop, marriage brokerage, marriage mart

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English broker Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English brokerage From broker + -age.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: välitysliike — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • French: courtier — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Greek: μεσιτεία (mesiteía) — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Irish: bróicéireacht — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Japanese: 仲介 (chūkai) — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Polish: maklerstwo — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Portuguese: corretora — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Spanish: corredor — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Spanish: correduría — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Swedish: mäklare — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Swedish: mäklarfirma — company whose business is to act as a broker
  • Finnish: meklarintoimi — occupation of being a broker
  • French: courtage — occupation of being a broker
  • Gujarati: દલાલી (dalālī) — occupation of being a broker
  • Polish: maklerstwo — occupation of being a broker
  • Spanish: correduría — occupation of being a broker
  • Finnish: välityspalkkio — the commission paid to a broker
  • French: courtage — the commission paid to a broker
  • French: frais de courtage — the commission paid to a broker
  • Greek: μεσιτεία (mesiteía) — the commission paid to a broker
  • Gujarati: દલાલી (dalālī) — the commission paid to a broker
  • Hungarian: alkuszdíj — the commission paid to a broker
  • Italian: commissione — the commission paid to a broker
  • Italian: provvigione — the commission paid to a broker
  • Italian: senseria — the commission paid to a broker
  • Polish: maklerstwo — the commission paid to a broker
  • Spanish: corretaje — the commission paid to a broker
  • Swedish: courtage — the commission paid to a broker
  • Swedish: kurtage — the commission paid to a broker
Real reading context

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