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.
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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
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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
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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.
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