brokerage-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: a firm engaged in negotiating contracts, as stocks or marriage

Commentary: BROKERAGE[+enterprise][+business][+negotiator][+contract] an intermediary
NOTE: can occur in the plural

Examples:
Bob worked for several different brokerage firms on Wall Street.
You'll need $50,000 to open a brokerage account with that house.
The two biggest commodity brokerages are merging into a single institution.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the activity of negotiating contracts, acting as an intermediary

Commentary: BROKERAGE[+activity][+business][+negotiation][+contract]
NOTE: does not occur naturally in the plural

Examples:
Their brokerage business slumped significantly during the recession.
That lady does a lot of marriage brokerage for young foreign professionals.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: the fee charged for negotiating a contract

Commentary: BROKERAGE[+quantity][+fee][+service]

Examples:
The no-load funds have much smaller brokerage fees.
You will pay high brokerage fees at that full service firm.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: the workplace where brokering occurs

Commentary: BROKERAGE[+relation][+role][+workplace]
NOTE: the focus is on the physical locale, rather than the activity or the legal status as an enterprise

Examples:
The brokerage was only six blocks from Mary's Manhattan apartment.
Several employees were injured when a bomb went off at a Chicago brokerage.
Bill enjoys walking into the beautiful foyer of his brokerage each morning.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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