Definition of Brokerage

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

Exact synonyms: Brokerage Firm, Securities Firm
Specialized synonyms: Bucket Shop, Marriage Brokerage, Marriage Mart
Generic synonyms: Nondepository Financial Institution
Member holonyms: Agent, Broker, Factor
Derivative terms: Broker

2. Noun. The business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties.
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Concern, Business Organisation, Business Organization, Concern
Specialized synonyms: Commodity Brokerage
Derivative terms: Broker

3. Noun. Place where a broker conducts his business.
Exact synonyms: Brokerage House
Generic synonyms: Work, Workplace
Derivative terms: Broker

Definition of Brokerage

1. n. The business or employment of a broker.

Definition of Brokerage

1. Noun. A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g, stockbroker). ¹

2. Noun. The commission paid to a broker. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brokerage

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brokerage

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brokenheartedly
brokenheartedness
brokenly
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brokennesses
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broker-dealer
brokerage (current term)
brokerage account
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brokerships
brokery
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Literary usage of Brokerage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1905)
"MARRIAGE brokerage CONTRACT —Hastening Intended Marriage. ... MARRIAGE brokerage CONTRACTS.—Nothing will ba Assumed in Aid of a marriage brokerage contract, ..."

2. Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant, Improved and Enlarged: Being a Plain by Nathan Daboll (1818)
"8d. per cent, f 750 8 4 Here I first find the brokerage at 1 1 pound per cent, ... What is the brokerage upon 4125 dols. at | or T3 cents per cent. ? An$. ..."

3. Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining by Benjamin Greenleaf (1874)
"brokerage is the percentage paid to a dealer in money and stocks, called a broker ... The rate per cent, of commission or brokerage is not regulated by law, ..."

4. Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining by Benjamin Greenleaf (1866)
"brokerage is the percentage paid to a dealer in money and stocks, called a broker ... The rate per cent, of commission or brokerage is not regulated by law, ..."

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