noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an insurance broker (= a company or person that arranges and sells insurance to people )
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Bellingham practised as an insurance broker.
broker an agreement (= arrange an agreement between two or more opposing groups )
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The US has been trying to broker an agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
broker/negotiate a compromise formal (= find one that everyone can accept, especially with difficulty )
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They admitted that their efforts to negotiate a compromise had failed.
insurance broker
power broker
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
honest
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His style is lucid and he emerges as an honest broker who judiciously weighs the historical evidence.
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Amoda tried to explain what I had said, to play the honest broker .
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By offering pre-service training we can surely do no worse than act as honest brokers in a fairly honourable profession.
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But he was never an honest broker .
independent
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If you want to know exactly how much money you could save by remortgaging, an independent mortgage broker can help.
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Allstate is enforcing the action only in California, although the company has urged agents nationwide to become independent brokers voluntarily.
local
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So some foreign houses are joining forces with local brokers .
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The city is planning to talk with local commercial brokers about what can be done to improve the business environment.
old
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Many old brokers were unable to become independent advisers because they lacked the expertise and resources to win authorisation.
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The older brokers want my support getting recognition and resources.
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For Mr Haider's backers it means chasing out the old power-brokers and restoring a sense of national virility.
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He made no attempt to treat the older brokers as his peers.
online
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These provide the contact details and an indication of charges for more than 20 online brokers .
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Instead, online brokers will emerge as intermediaries.
real
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Lo, 48, a real estate mortgage broker , faces a bail hearing Wednesday in the fraud case.
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J., real estate broker Terry Gamble.
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Faison last week hired commercial real estate broker Cushman&038;.
■ NOUN
discount
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If you bought your shares through a discount broker , say the same thing.
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The rates are cheaper than those of full-service brokers . Discount brokers, however, all calculate their charges differently.
estate
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J., real estate broker Terry Gamble.
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Faison last week hired commercial real estate broker Cushman&038;.
insurance
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James Andrews, a former Lloyds insurance broker , now unemployed, was ill for 18 months.
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The relevant cases have all concerned the payment of commission to an insurance broker by an insurance company.
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Those participating will receive up to 20 percent discount on car insurance rates from the charity's insurance brokers .
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Its Brighton-based insurance broker says customers should only deal with agents which are.
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Your travel agent or insurance broker can advise you further on this.
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Frizzell Group is to be bought by Marsh and McLennan, the world's biggest insurance broker , for £107m.
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Bellingham practised as an insurance broker and his wife as a milliner.
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Before the act they were just insurance brokers flogging life policies.
mortgage
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Ray Boulger, of Charcol, the mortgage broker , likes Bristol &038; West's capped rate loan.
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Lo, 48, a real estate mortgage broker , faces a bail hearing Wednesday in the fraud case.
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If you want to know exactly how much money you could save by remortgaging, an independent mortgage broker can help.
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The on-line provider of home financial services and discount mortgage broker acquired Cybersight and its FlyerWare software.
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Special deals have become universal, spread by the increasing power of mortgage brokers .
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She went to work as a receptionist for a mortgage broker in east Los Angeles.
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Not so high profile are the centralised lenders, who operate through mortgage brokers and insurance companies.
power
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The party's ageing faction leaders, says Mr Segni, have turned into pure power brokers .
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It was a dramatic transformation, from society hostess to Democratic Party power broker .
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Hence, head office attracts the power brokers skilled in the politics of resource allocation.
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Gary Condit, will emerge as major power brokers between conservatives and liberals.
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Karajan was comfortable with his stature as a power broker and not at all shy about wielding his influence.
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The new power brokers on the political scene have not fared better either.
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The leading candidate is Hiromu Nonaka, an elderly power broker feared for his political cunning but with little public appeal.
■ VERB
act
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It acts as the sole broker in the bargaining and competition for resources between bureaucratic organizations.
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The advisory teacher was then well placed to act as broker between the course requirements, the students and the schools.
deal
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Banks borrow and lend wholesale funds amongst themselves, dealing through money brokers , for periods ranging from overnight to five years.
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Alternatively, you should deal with a reputable broker of franchises.
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Under the terms of the code, lenders refuse to deal with brokers who have neglected to sign up.
help
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It was Mr Kaczynski who helped broker the deal that put a Solidarity prime minister in power last August.
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He brought together the network, cable, local affiliates and studio executives and helped broker the agreement for voluntary ratings.
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Former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance helped broker the agreement.
offer
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A further hidden cost hinges on the share price the broker is able to offer customers.
sell
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The first is where a broker sells to a customer off its own book.
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We have brokers here who will sell them at best.
try
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Since then the Financial Services Authority, the chief watchdog, has been trying to broker a rescue deal.
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Yaki had tried to broker a compromise earlier this year to keep the initiative off the ballot.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the market extended its trading hours, many brokers refused to take orders because of the volatility of share prices.
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But many brokers predict a long-term downward trend for maize due to the likelihood of a heavily oversupplied market.
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Charities could become employers, brokers, trainers.
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Finally, brokers scour the market for the best deal.
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Information brokers, for example, are rapidly becoming necessary in dealing with the voluminous amounts of information on the networks.
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Orders from brokers were rushing in constantly, and the orders were the same: sell, sell, sell.
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The broker was said to have acted honestly and in good faith, and that was all that was required of him.
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The police, fire department, hotel, stock brokers, lawyers and gay leagues are among these indie leagues.