broker
an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains, or the like.
to act as a broker for: to broker the sale of a house.
to act as a broker.
Origin of broker
1Other words from broker
- bro·ker·ship, noun
- sub·bro·ker, noun
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How to use broker in a sentence
The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe group included insurance executives and brokers, real estate developers, and former Hawkeye State legislators.
Leasebreak, a new company, aims to be the bridge between Airbnb and traditional brokers.
As a former agent himself, Horrigan hopes to disabuse renters of the notion that brokers are mercenary con artists.
Merchandise brokers, unless factors, negotiate for the sale of merchandise without having possession or control of it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn 1839-40, one of the most respectable Brokers and Bankers of the City, was a black gentleman.
Hence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHe might just as well go on the Stock Exchange and try to float a company by singing to the brokers.
The Creators | May SinclairOrdinarily, this little retreat was crowded during the intervals between the acts by stock-brokers and journalists.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
British Dictionary definitions for broker
/ (ˈbrəʊkə) /
an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commission: insurance broker
(formerly) short for stockbroker
a dealer in second-hand goods
to act as a broker (in)
Origin of broker
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for broker
A financial agent or intermediary; a middleman.
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