Broker vs. Brokership — What's the Difference?

A broker is a person or firm who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal.

The role or position of a broker.

One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission.

A stockbroker.

A power broker.

To arrange or manage as a broker

A mediator between a buyer and seller.

A stockbroker.

A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.

(computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.

(intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.

(transitive) To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.

One who transacts business for another; an agent.

An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.

A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.

A dealer in secondhand goods.

A pimp or procurer.

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

Act as a broker