Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A firm that acts as a broker, especially in the buying and selling of stocks or other securities.
  • noun The business of a broker.
  • noun A fee or commission paid to a broker.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The business or employment of a broker.
  • noun The fee or commission given or charged for transacting business as a broker.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The business or employment of a broker.
  • noun The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A business, firm, or company whose business is to act as a broker (e.g, stockbroker).
  • noun The commission paid to a broker.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun place where a broker conducts his business
  • noun a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
  • noun the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

Etymologies

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broker +‎ -age

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