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broking

broking

5.2
Business of arranging sales and purchases for other people, often in finance or insurance
  • noun
  • /ˈbroʊkɪŋ/
  • UK
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  • And so the fact that they hyphenate them doesn't mean that anyone transaction involves both broking and dealing.

Examples

  • She works in broking, helping clients buy and sell insurance policies.

  • The broking industry plays a vital role in facilitating stock market transactions for investors.

  • What amount then would your broking company need you to pay in before opening a FX trading account?

    Blog text (7)

  • Isn't this marriage-broking getting out of fashion?

    The Duellists (1977)

  • Broking functions are taken care of by Gerrard & National Intercommodities GNI.

    Academic text (1992)

  • They will be limited to credit-broking as other financial intermediaries are—borrowing, but no longer creating the money they need to lend.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The farm workers can expect no help from the party, which rules the province—the DA—because the DA supports labour broking and white farm ownership monopolies specifically and the free market in general.

    Blog text (28)

  • Borsa Italiana, the Italian exchange, failed to open as usual on Tuesday amid concerns in the Italian broking community about possible fallout from turmoil in Libya.

    Blog text (6)

  • After graduating, John secured a position at a prestigious broking firm specializing in real estate.

Synonyms

stockbroking
vsbroking
  • UK
1 4.5

The business of buying and selling shares for other people

is broader, arranging varied asset transactions including finance and insurance on others' behalf

Surface Forms

broking singular
brokings plural

Morphology

broking = broker (transparent) = broker + ing

Derived regularly from the verb 'broker' with the productive suffix '-ing' forming a noun for the activity.

Etymology

Broking comes from broker, a person who arranges deals for others. Long ago a broker was a small trader who bought and sold for other people, so broking is the business of arranging those trades and agreements.