noun
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commission charged by a broker to his principals
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a broker's business or office
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Etymology
Origin of brokerage
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; broker + -age
Vocabulary lists containing brokerage
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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The brokerage maintains its overweight rating on MediaTek and says the company could also benefit from a closer relationship with Alphabet on AI chip development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The brokerage also factors in the company’s product-mix improvements stemming from increased sales of materials for European electric-vehicle applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Aon agreed to buy rival insurance brokerage USI Insurance from investment firm KKR for roughly $17 billion, including debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some people may object and say they have indeed received free advice from their brokerage — they have called up and talked to a representative, or met with somebody at a local branch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
But as a result, the big Wall Street investment firms have had to sharply reduce the cost of their market research, all of which has to be paid for now by their brokerage departments alone.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
Unlike U.S. banks and brokerages, the offshore exchange allows users to trade anonymously without disclosing their identities or employers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When U.S. regulators in 1975 abolished fixed trading commissions—blowing up a decades-old system that had shielded stockbrokers from competition—Schwab started one of the first discount brokerages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Major brokerages like Fidelity Investments and Vanguard say account holders will eventually be able to roll over the accounts onto their platforms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Rather than acquiring those existing firms, Serhant says the brokerages voluntarily aligned with the company to gain access to its technology platform, marketing capabilities, and national brand recognition.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Discount brokerages had just become available on the Internet; one could trade without having to actually live in New York.
From Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau
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