marriage brokerage
- noun
:
agencia matrimonial
- In some cultures, a marriage brokerage is a common way to find a spouse.
Examples
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She decided to contact a marriage brokerage after several unsuccessful relationships.
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The marriage brokerage guaranteed satisfaction or your money back.
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The new marriage brokerage opened last month.
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Many people use a marriage brokerage to find a partner.
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In some cultures, a marriage brokerage is a common way to find a spouse.
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Young adults often rely on a marriage brokerage to help them meet potential partners.
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The reputable marriage brokerage has matched hundreds of couples successfully.
Synonyms
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5.8
A company that helps people buy and sell things like stocks for a fee
A business that helps people find a husband or wife
How Commercial
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'marriage' (a union between people) with 'brokerage' (a firm that arranges transactions or deals); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a business that arranges marriages. The compound follows common English noun+noun composition and corresponds to cross-linguistic concepts (matchmaking/agent services), so the sense is transparent despite being somewhat formal.
Etymology
Marriage brokerage may come from the idea of a brokerage — a business that finds matches for a fee — used for marriage, where a person or firm introduces two families and arranges the match. So today it means 'a business that arranges marriages for money'.