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commission house
noun
- 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.
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She began work in Philadelphia in a commission house as a saleswoman and corset fitter.
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A mill is very unfortunate to be controlled by a commission house.
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"At the commission house where you carried the letter," said Lamar.
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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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