stockbroker belt
- noun
- UK
:
zona de corredores de bolsa
- Property prices in the stockbroker belt have soared in recent years due to high demand from London commuters.
Examples
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They moved to the stockbroker belt for its excellent schools and green spaces.
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The stockbroker belt is known for its exclusive golf clubs and large detached houses.
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Many families aspire to live in a stockbroker belt.
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The stockbroker belt is known for its expensive homes.
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Property prices in the stockbroker belt have soared in recent years due to high demand from London commuters.
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The stockbroker belt is known for its exclusive golf clubs and large detached houses.
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They moved to the stockbroker belt for its excellent schools and green spaces.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'stockbroker' (a wealthy financial professional) with 'belt' (a band or area), so the meaning 'an area where stockbrokers — and therefore affluent commuters — live' can be derived directly from the constituents. This compositional pattern (profession + belt/area) is transparent and would be accessible to a B1 learner who knows the two words.
Etymology
Stockbroker belt may come from the picture of wealthy city stockbrokers living in a ring or 'belt' of suburbs just outside the city. That's why the term means a rich residential area where many 'wealthy commuters' live.