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commission house

noun

  1. a brokerage firm that buys and sells securities on commission.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of commission house1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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Example Sentences

He returned without any financial success, and obtained employment for a time in a commission-house on the levee.

She began work in Philadelphia in a commission house as a saleswoman and corset fitter.

A mill is very unfortunate to be controlled by a commission house.

"At the commission house where you carried the letter," said Lamar.

The way to rid a mill of the influence of a commission house, he said, is to pay what is owed.

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