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subbroker

subbroker noun: a secondary or subsidiary broker.

Noun

subbroker (plural subbrokers)

  1. A secondary or subsidiary broker.
    • In order to pay these subbrokers, he must receive a higher rate of commission. Brokers ordinarily insist on a higher brokerage if they have to use subbrokers.1918, Food Investigation, Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Canned Foods, General Report and Canned Vegetables and Fruits, page 66

Forms of subbroker

pluralsubbrokers

Origin of subbroker

From sub- + broker.

Questions about subbroker

What does subbroker mean?
Subbroker means a secondary or subsidiary broker.
What part of speech is subbroker?
Subbroker is a noun.
What is the plural of subbroker?
The plural of subbroker is subbrokers.

Words near subbroker in the dictionary

  1. subbreeds
  2. subbrigade
  3. subbrigades
  4. subbrigadier
  5. subbrigadiers
  6. subbroker
  7. subbrokerage
  8. subbrokers
  9. subbronchial
  10. subbulbous
  11. subbullet

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