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broking

British  
/ ˈbrəʊkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. acting as a broker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the business of a broker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of broking

C16: from obsolete verb broke ; see broker

Example Sentences

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Det Ch Insp Nik Jethwa, head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, said ghost broking had become "increasingly prevalent", with criminals using social media to push fake policies.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Ms Schmitt, of the University of California, suggests the US could perhaps follow European countries and ban for-profit body broking.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

He started and failed to finish university courses in journalism and business, then had more success with mortgage broking.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2025

The commercial arm of French insurer AXA is reducing cover offered to aviation companies as it seeks to protect the multibillion-euro business after heavy Ukraine-related losses, two underwriting and broking sources told Reuters.

From Reuters Jan. 19, 2023

The profits in stockbroking, along with those in the more conventional sorts of bond broking, had been squashed by Internet competition.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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