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broking

British

/ ˈbrəʊkɪŋ /

adjective

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

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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The largest investigation of its kind - conducted by Reuters journalist Brian Grow, in 2017 - identified 25 for-profit body broking companies in the US.

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

Real estate brokers must not abuse a dominant market position to charge unfairly high prices for broking services.

From Reuters • May 8, 2023

However, hedge funds have remained on the sidelines of the rally to assess more economic indicators before re-calibrating their portfolios, said prime broking executives and fund managers.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022

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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