stock·brok·er

[stok-broh-ker]
noun
a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.
Also called broker.


Origin:
1700–10; stock + broker

stock·brok·er·age, stock brokerage [stok-broh-ker-ij] , noun
stock·brok·ing, stock·brok·er·ing, noun
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stockbroker (ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Often shortened to: broker a person who buys and sells securities on a commission basis for customers
 
stockbrokerage
 
n
 
'stockbroking
 
n

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