BROKERAGE FIRM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

Synonyms:

brokerage; brokerage firm; securities firm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("brokerage firm" is a kind of...):

nondepository financial institution (a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance)

Meronyms (members of "brokerage firm"):

agent; broker; factor (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brokerage firm"):

bucket shop (an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm)

marriage brokerage; marriage mart (a business that arranges marriage contracts)