Broker

Word BROKER
Character 6
Hyphenation bro ker
Pronunciations /ˈbɹəʊkə/

Definitions and meanings of "Broker"

What do we mean by broker?

One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission. noun

A stockbroker. noun

A power broker. noun

To arrange or manage as a broker. transitive verb

One who has ‘gone broke’; a ‘dead broke,’ ruined, or bankrupt man. noun

A middleman or agent who, for a commission or rate per cent. on the value of the transaction, negotiates for others the purchase or sale of stocks, bonds, commodities, or property of any kind, or who attends to the doing of something for another. noun

One who lends money on pledges, or lets out articles for hire; a pawnbroker, or a lender of goods. noun

A pimp or procurer; a pander. noun

One who transacts business for another; an agent. noun

An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own. noun

A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc. noun

A dealer in secondhand goods. noun

A pimp or procurer. noun

One who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. noun

An operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street. noun

One who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. noun

One who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. noun

See Pawnbroker. noun

One who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. noun

Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Without any money, penniless.

Broken.

Demoted, deprived of a commission.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Broker

The word "broker" in example sentences

_ -- A broker who signs a contract note _as broker_ on behalf of a principal, whether named or not, is not personally liable on the contract to the third party. ❋ Various (N/A)

I would never use the term broker, nor wholesaler, when speaking to a seller. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term broker is also used to refer to a company that specializes in brokerage services. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, in general, a broker is an intermediary between those who produce a product or service and those who might want to buy that product or service. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There's a thing that we call a broker, which is you know going for a month and making zero. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The cutoff for requiring a customs broker is US$1,000, not $3,000. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The companies offered to me this year (remember that your broker is not your insurer) are ANA, ACE, and HDI. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Another advantage: There are fewer conflicts of interest in these advisory relationships than when a broker is primarily paid through upfront commissions on fund sales. ❋ Jaime Levy Pessin (2010)

But, no one I know wants not just the ordinary risks of the market but the risk that your broker is out to get you! ❋ Unknown (2010)

The payments usually get bigger if the broker is successful at the new firm, but if a broker leaves early, the securities firm typically wants some money back. ❋ Aaron Lucchetti (2010)

There are great opportunities for those who have the conviction to avoid short-term broker calls and embrace the big picture. ❋ Gregory Zuckerman (2011)

Asking the US to be an "honest" broker is such a situation will be a repetition of the historical brokering by the US with the Native Americans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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