commission house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commission house
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Giannini headed for Scatena's commission house, found a team of horses named Chub and Babe, hitched them to a wagon, drove back to the bank.
From Time Magazine Archive
Son John went to work as a bookkeeper in a Cleveland commission house at 16 after high school and a short turn in a commercial college.
From Time Magazine Archive
His stepfather, Lorenzo Scatena, owned a small San Francisco fruit and vegetable commission house.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon Arthur Cutten, still a messenger boy, was working for a commission house.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adam read the telegram from the commission house and he settled back in his chair and a strange enduring smile came on his face and did not go away.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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