broker in English
- broker⇄broker, noun, verb.
- broker⇄noun 1. a person who buys and sells stocks, bonds, grain, cotton, or other commodities for other people; agent.
2. a person who acts as a middleman in negotiating bargains or contracts.
3. (British.) a second-hand dealer; pawnbroker. - broker⇄v.i. to act as a broker; engage in brokerage.
- broker⇄v.t. to arrange or negotiate as a broker.
Ex. I was trying to broker the deal, and I had a four-o'clock deadline for a $25,000 deposit my client had promised to put up (New Yorker).