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.
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The crackdown, though, is forcing some financiers to rethink their asset and tax strategies, largely over fears that Chinese brokerages will share their information with authorities, the Financial Times reported.
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The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Packaged goods brands Campbell's and J.M. Smucker also gained popularity among the biggest hedge funds, as did insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown and pharmaceutical company Charles River Laboratories , according to Morgan Stanley.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The crackdown, though, is forcing some financiers to rethink their asset and tax strategies, largely over fears that Chinese brokerages will share their information with authorities, the Financial Times reported.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Brokerage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brokerage. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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brokerage
noun
bro·ker·age
ˈbrō-k(ə-)rij
1
: the business of a broker
2
: the fee or commission charged by a broker
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brokerage
noun
bro·ker·age
ˈbrō-kə-rij
1
: the business or establishment of a broker
2
: a broker's fee or commission
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