broker
US /ˈbroʊkɚ/
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 brokerto licensed real estate broker, meaning to authorize officially
- Medium work with a customs brokerto 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 agreementto broker a compromise agreement, meaning to act as a broker
- Very Hard act as power broker in the shadowsto act as power broker in the shadows, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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