Broker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

act as a broker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəlbˌɑːm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈəʊkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈəʊkə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlbˌɑːm/.

Examples

`skint' is a British slang term

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stony-broke stone-broke agent skint factor broke bust

Parts of Speech

noun	a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
verb	act as a broker
adjective	lacking funds “`skint' is a British slang term”

Word Forms

agential	adjective	of or relating to an agent or agency
broker	verb	act as a broker
brokerage	noun	the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
broker	noun	a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Makler

ein Geschäftsmann, der gegen eine Provision für einen anderen kauft oder verkauft

🇫🇷French

courtier

un homme d'affaires qui achète ou vend pour un autre en échange d'une commission

🇪🇸Spanish

corredor

un empresario que compra o vende para otro a cambio de una comisión

🇳🇱Dutch

makelaar

een zakenman die voor een ander koopt of verkoopt in ruil voor een commissie

🇵🇹Portuguese

corretor

um empresário que compra ou vende para outro em troca de uma comissão

🇷🇺Russian

маклер

бизнесмен, который покупает или продает другому человеку в обмен на комиссию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलाल

एक व्यवसायी जो कमीशन के बदले में दूसरे के लिए खरीदता या बेचता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দালাল

একজন ব্যবসায়ী যিনি কমিশনের বিনিময়ে অন্যের জন্য ক্রয় বা বিক্রি করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தரகர்

கமிஷனுக்கு ஈடாக இன்னொருவருக்கு வாங்கும் அல்லது விற்கும் தொழிலதிபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రోకర్

కమీషన్‌కు బదులుగా మరొకరికి కొనుగోలు చేసే లేదా విక్రయించే వ్యాపారవేత్త

🇮🇳Marathi

दलाल

एक व्यावसायिक जो कमिशनच्या बदल्यात दुसऱ्यासाठी खरेदी करतो किंवा विकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દલાલ

એક વેપારી જે કમિશનના બદલામાં બીજા માટે ખરીદે છે અથવા વેચે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ರೋಕರ್

ಕಮಿಷನ್‌ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಖರೀದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ಯಮಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രോക്കർ

ഒരു കമ്മീഷനു പകരമായി മറ്റൊരാൾക്ക് വാങ്ങുകയോ വിൽക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ബിസിനസുകാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵਪਾਰੀ ਜੋ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਬਦਲੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਲਈ ਖਰੀਦਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਵੇਚਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بروکر

ایک تاجر جو کمیشن کے بدلے کسی دوسرے کو خریدتا یا بیچتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

经纪人

为他人买卖以换取佣金的商人

🇯🇵Japanese

ブローカ

手数料と引き換えに他人のために売買するビジネスマン

🇰🇷Korean

브로커

수수료를 받고 다른 사람을 위해 물건을 사거나 파는 사업가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người môi giới

một doanh nhân mua hoặc bán cho người khác để đổi lấy tiền hoa hồng

🇹🇭Thai

นายหน้า

นักธุรกิจที่ซื้อหรือขายให้ผู้อื่นเพื่อแลกกับค่าคอมมิชชั่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

makelar

seorang pengusaha yang membeli atau menjual orang lain dengan imbalan komisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسيط

رجل الأعمال الذي يشتري أو يبيع لآخر مقابل عمولة

🇮🇷Persian

دلال

تاجری که در ازای پورسانت برای دیگری خرید یا فروش می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

komisyoncu

komisyon karşılığında başkası adına satın alan veya satan bir işadamı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַרְסוּר

איש עסקים שקונה או מוכר עבור אחר בתמורה לעמלה

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The primary meaning of 'broker' is 'a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission'.

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Using 'broker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'broker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'broker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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