bro·ker·age

[broh-ker-ij]
noun
1.
Also, bro·ker·ing. the business of a broker.
2.
the commission of a broker.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see broker, -age

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brokerage (ˈbrəʊkərɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  commission charged by a broker to his principals
2.  a broker's business or office

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Word Origin & History

brokerage
mid-15c., "a broker's trade," from broker. Also, in 17c., "a pimp's trade."
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Example sentences
The online brokerage has no minimum investment, lets you invest any dollar
  amount and doesn't charge annoying inactivity fees.
At the end of the day, the brokerage community is all about generating noise,
  because that generates turnover.
Would it be possible for someone to spray some of this substance, mixed in the
  air freshener at a brokerage house, for example.
Here your brokerage firm puts its own name on your stock, and then keeps track
  of the fact you own the security in its records.
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