broker
noun
an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
had been brokering
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past perfect progressiveof broker.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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David Taylor, the former chairman of Woking F.C., a semiprofessional soccer team based near London, said Jarvis had been brokering a bid to buy the club involving undisclosed property developers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018
