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Definition of "brokerage" []

  • The business of a broker. (noun)
  • A fee or commission paid to a broker. (noun)
  • A firm engaged in buying and selling stocks and bonds for clients. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brokerage" in a sentence
  • "Yet more than 90% of individual investors maintain brokerage accounts and rely on the flawed advice of their "investment professionals.""
  • "The charade continues every day in brokerage offices across the country."
  • "Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman told investors the company could delay plans to purchase part of the 49% stake in brokerage firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney that it doesn't already own."