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Definition of broker verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broker

verb
 
/ˈbrəʊkə(r)/
 
/ˈbrəʊkər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they broker
 
/ˈbrəʊkə(r)/
 
/ˈbrəʊkər/
he / she / it brokers
 
/ˈbrəʊkəz/
 
/ˈbrəʊkərz/
past simple brokered
 
/ˈbrəʊkəd/
 
/ˈbrəʊkərd/
past participle brokered
 
/ˈbrəʊkəd/
 
/ˈbrəʊkərd/
-ing form brokering
 
/ˈbrəʊkərɪŋ/
 
/ˈbrəʊkərɪŋ/
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  1. broker something to arrange the details of an agreement, especially between different countries
    • a peace plan brokered by the UN
    • Efforts to broker a compromise solution failed.
    Topics Politicsc2, Businessc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a retailer or pedlar): from Anglo-Norman French brocour, of unknown ultimate origin.
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