commission house

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of commission house¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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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