broking

/ ˈbrəʊkɪŋ /

adjective

1. acting as a broker

noun

1. the business of a broker

Word History and Origins

Origin of broking¹

C16: from obsolete verb broke ; see broker

Example Sentences

Between her and this money-broking fiend, and my neglected child entrapped into such a marriage, by God!

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I was there but a few days when I was introduced to some residents whose business was that of wool broking.

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So the broking, banking, and the general financing businesses are grouped closely round the Royal Exchange.

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The idea of marriage broking has thoroughly permeated the effete nobility of Europe.

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Cotton broking and banking firms sometimes carry on plantations of their own.

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