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broker

[ broh-ker ]

noun

  1. an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
  2. a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains, or the like.


verb (used with object)

  1. to act as a broker for:

    to broker the sale of a house.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a broker.

broker

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commission

    insurance broker

  2. (formerly) short for stockbroker
  3. a dealer in second-hand goods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as a broker (in)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

broker

  1. A financial agent or intermediary; a middleman.
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of broker1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English broco(u)r, from Anglo-French abrocour, broco(u)r “middleman, wine merchant”; compare Old Provençal abrocador, perhaps based on Spanish alboroque “gift or drink concluding a transaction” (from Arabic -ܰū “the gift, gratuity”), with -ador, from Latin -ٴǰ -ator; alternatively, from Old French brocheor, brokeor “wine merchant,” derivative of broche ( broach ( def ) )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of broker1

C14: from Anglo-French brocour broacher (of casks, hence, one who sells, agent), from Old Northern French broquier to tap a cask, from broque tap of a cask; see broach 1
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Example Sentences

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“Century City is an outlier, and has been for years in terms of performance on rent and occupancy,” real estate broker Gary Weiss of LA Realty Partners said.

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Over the years, Pakistan and India have pursued competing legal avenues under the treaty brokered by the World Bank.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports as she tries to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration.

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The US has been holding talks with Russia and separately with Ukrainian and European officials to broker a truce.

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Besides brokering negotiations for private employers, the mediators handle worker grievances; train joint labor-management committees; appoint arbitrators if a dispute cannot be resolved; and assist with negotiation impasses in the federal sector.

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