brokered

adjective

bro·​kered ˈbrō-kərd How to pronounce brokered (audio)
: arranged or controlled by brokers and especially power brokers
a brokered political convention

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After creating the marketing materials, Influxer can sell them to brands for use in a brokered endorsement deal. Aaron Beard, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022 Even when rates are low, brokered CDs tend to carry higher rates than those the banks offer directly to their customers. Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022 Her paternal grandparents, wealthy plantation owners who relied on Black labor to work the fields, brokered cotton in the Mississippi town where Emmett Till was lynched. Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 The American Conservative article called not for the total conversion of the public but rather a brokered agreement that Christianity should dominate the public square, even in places where the population is far from devout. Kathryn Joyce, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for brokered 

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brokered was in 1913

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“Brokered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brokered. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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