stockbroker
US /ˈstɑkˌbroʊkɚ/
Definition
an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
He asked his stockbroker for advice before buying shares in the company.
Synonyms
- brokera businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- financial agenthaving a meaning similar to stockbroker
Collocations
- Easy licensed stockbrokerto licensed stockbroker, meaning to authorize officially
- Medium consult a reputable stockbrokerto consult a reputable stockbroker, meaning to get or ask advice from
- Hard stockbroker commission fees on derivativesdescribing stockbroker commission fees on derivatives (an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds)
- Very Hard rogue stockbroker bankrupting a venerable bankdescribing rogue stockbroker bankrupting a venerable bank (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
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