broker
noun
an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
were brokering
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past progressiveof broker.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“When we were brokering the deal, the seller wanted to break the world record,” Treglia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2019
In new photographs, the American artist Taryn Simon captures a different kind of flower power: bouquets that sat on the tables where world leaders were brokering deals.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
