commission house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commission house
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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For such places as Sammy Wolf's cigar store and betting commission house on North Clark Street near the river, Chicago's busiest betting spot, it is a post-racing bonanza.
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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.
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Four years later with $1,000 he had saved and another $1,000 given him by his father, he struck out for himself, forming his own commission house with a partner named Maurice B. Clark.
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At 19, he was operating his own fruit commission house in Baltimore.
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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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