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to broker

to broker

79 4.4
To arrange a deal between people or groups by talking and agreeing
  • verb
  • /ˈbroʊkər/
translation icon : negociar
  • The diplomat was able to broker an agreement between the two countries after months of negotiations.
  • broker a deal
  • broker an agreement
  • broker contracts

And some people are selling, doing things for profit, like brokering apartments in New York City.

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Examples

  • I would ask Bill Clinton to serve as a high-level, full-time envoy to help broker a final settlement.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I helped her broker a deal with the Americans.

  • So anyway, kind of crazy Steve here in the comments is saying maybe China will broker a peace deal.

  • I'm just here to broker it.

  • Here too, the ability of the religious parties to broker deals is sharply reduced.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Others say the ambassador was trying to broker a deal to ship arms to Muslim Bros.

    Blog text (9)
  • So if you look at the intelligence networks, Savile was instrumental in trying to broker peace in Northern Ireland.

  • ASEAN organized the international community against Vietnam and attempted to broker a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The United States finally brokered a ceasefire by bringing Barzani and Talabani together in Washington, DC, in September 1998.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Beijing was instrumental, for example, in (finally) brokering a denuclearization plan with Pyongyang last February.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

to broking
vsto broker
  • Specialized
6.0

To arrange deals between buyers and sellers on behalf of other people for a fee

arranges or negotiates deals without mentioning payment or commission

Idioms

Very poor with no money at all

Compounds

power broker
  • Literature
14 7.0

A person who controls votes and support to influence political and business decisions

14 3.7

A person licensed to help people sell, buy or rent houses

A person or company that helps you buy insurance from different companies

broker-dealer
  • Specialized
3 6.1

A person or company that buys and sells stocks and bonds for clients and trades for itself

A person who helps two people meet and get married, usually for money

A person who manages a client's account at a company like an advertising agency

ship broker
  • Specialized
6.5

A person who arranges for ships to carry cargo or for owners to rent their ships

How Involved

to engineer
149 4.1
to orchestrate
101 7.1
to mediate
32 5.1
to broker
79 4.4
to arrange
814 2.0
to facilitate
  • Formal
187 4.9
to suggest
1.6

Surface Forms

broker infinitive
brokered past
brokered past participle
brokering present participle
brokers third person singular

Etymology

Broker as a verb comes from the same idea of a middleman arranging business, so to broker a deal is to negotiate and arrange an agreement for the parties involved.