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broker

US /ˈbroʊkɚ/

noun Core · B1 Tài chính & ngân sách

Definition

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

A real estate broker showed us three apartments downtown.

Word Family

NounNoun
broker gốc brokerage
VerbVerb
broker gốc
AdjectiveAdj
broker gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • agentan active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
  • intermediarya negotiator who acts as a link between parties
  • dealersomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Collocations

  • Easy licensed real estate broker
    to licensed real estate broker, meaning to authorize officially
  • Medium work with a customs broker
    to work with a customs broker, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
  • Hard broker a compromise agreement
    to broker a compromise agreement, meaning to act as a broker
  • Very Hard act as power broker in the shadows
    to act as power broker in the shadows, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

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