broking

/ˈbrəʊ.kɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbroʊ.kɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrō-kiŋ/ (ame, mw)

broking — noun

1. the work of helping people or companies buy and sell financial products, such as

1.名詞C1
釋義

the work of helping people or companies buy and sell financial products, such as shares, foreign currencies, or insurance policies, in return for a fee

例句

The Arjuna family built their fortune through currency broking in Singapore.

uncountable noun; modified by 'currency' / 'share' / 'insurance'

After working in insurance broking for decades, Fatima retired to teach at a university.

collocation: insurance broking

同義詞
  • brokerage

    brokerage can mean both the activity and the fee charged; broking refers only to the activity and is less common in American English.

  • trading

    trading is broader — it can refer to buying and selling for your own account, not necessarily on behalf of others.

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — always singular and does not take an article. Often combined with a preceding noun that specifies the financial product, such as insurance broking, share broking, or mortgage broking. Commonly used as a modifier in compounds like broking firm and broking house.

常見錯誤

❌He works in a broking.
✅He works in broking.
💡broking is uncountable, so it never takes a or an.
❌The company does stock brokings.
✅The company does stock broking.
💡broking has no plural form.