commercial agency

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noun

a concern that investigates for the benefit of its subscribers the financial standing, reputation, and credit rating of individuals, firms, corporations, or others.

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Origin of commercial agency

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby commercial agency

commentative, commentator, commerce, Commerce City, commercial, commercial agency, commercial art, commercial attaché, commercial bank, commercial break, commercial code

How to use commercial agency in a sentence

On the ground floor a commercial agency conducted its business quietly.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Mr William Lee never had a commission to the commercial agency, though he is now executing it by his agents.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I|Various
The careful business man avails himself of the services of the commercial agency; there are financial interests at stake.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
For our responsibility we refer to any Bank or Commercial Agency.
The Pansy Magazine, January 1886|Various

He rose to his feet and opened the large green-and-red covered book furnished by the commercial agency to which they subscribed.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass