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

At the same time, leverage is increasing investors' AI exposure, as hedge funds and other investors use prime brokerage borrowing and derivatives to amplify returns on their bets on the boom. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The eye-popping gains of Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet and other AI stocks have helped inflate the net worths of millions of Americans by lifting the value of their retirement nest eggs, college savings plans and brokerage accounts. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Each addition pulls another exchange function inside the brokerage perimeter, where it gets priced like brokerage. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

While conventional brokerages process dividends through a slow, manual process, tokenized platforms can handle them automatically. — Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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