单词 | commission house |
释义 | > as lemmascommission house commission house n. now chiefly North American (a) a business selling goods for others in return for a commission (sense 7b) (now rare); (b) Stock Market a brokerage firm that only buys and sells futures contracts and securities for customers in return for a fee or commission, and does not trade on its own account. ΚΠ 1709 C. Davenant Refl. Trade to Afr. III. i. 20 Some few Persons may perhaps be gainers by Commission and Commission-houses in the Plantations. 1803 Ann. Rev. 1 406/1 It would be possible to conduct an immense trade to the East Indies, by small shipping.., through commission-houses..in all the sea ports of Hindostan. 1854 Boston Daily Atlas 10 July Stocks have rapidly declined, and..securities are thus rendered comparatively valueless. Among failures..we may mention that of Messrs. Blachford & Rainsford, & Wm. Borrowe & Son, both Stock and Commission Houses. 1908 Ticker Oct. 254/1 The result, however, is a marked stimulation of public interest, and commission-house buying orders begin. 1920 National Wool Grower Dec. 52/2 On that same day I bought from a commission house in Kansas City, several car loads of sheep that had been on the market for several days. 2001 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 23 Feb. b8 Cocoa futures..fell sharply yesterday as selling by local traders and commission houses wiped out an earlier foray to a 22-month high. < as lemmas |
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