brokerage

noun

bro·​ker·​age ˈbrō-k(ə-)rij 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Their stock futures product lets users trade U.S. equities using USDT settlement, eliminating the need for traditional brokerage accounts entirely. —Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Back in May, the real-estate brokerage warned that the number of Americans selling their homes was nearing half a million, the highest on records dating back to 2013. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

If mega-billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have fostered dreams of chartering a superyacht, but cash is a little short, brokerage house IYC has a unique offering. —Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 July 2025

Austin area tops metros with largest home price decrease Last month, the Austin region had a bigger decrease in home sales prices than any other major U.S. metro area in the U.S., says a new report from online residential real estate brokerage Redfin. —Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

brokerage

noun

bro·​ker·​age ˈbrō-k(ə-)rij 

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 

1

: the business or establishment of a broker

2

: a broker's fee or commission