brokerage

noun

bro·​ker·​age ˈbrō-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce brokerage (audio)
1
: the business or establishment of a broker
2
: a broker's fee or commission

Examples of brokerage in a Sentence

one of the country's largest brokerages She works for a brokerage firm.
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Norton owns an insurance brokerage and other related companies, though several others who spoke seemed to have no connection to the department or insurance industry. Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 Anyone with a brokerage account can put money in ETFs, which can be bought and sold like shares during the trading day. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 8 July 2025 An investor sits in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing, China. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 July 2025 At the same time, a shrinking supply of available apartments helped push the median asking price for all apartments in the Cincinnati area up 15% to $1,420, compared to February a year ago, according to a separate report from national real estate brokerage Redfin. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brokerage

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brokerage was in the 15th century

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“Brokerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brokerage. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

brokerage

noun
bro·​ker·​age ˈbrō-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce brokerage (audio)
1
: the business of a broker
2
: the fee or commission charged by a broker

Legal Definition

brokerage

noun
bro·​ker·​age ˈbrō-kə-rij How to pronounce brokerage (audio)
1
: the business or establishment of a broker
2
: a broker's fee or commission

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