🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

仲介手数料

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūkai tesūryō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Brokerage fee/ˈbroʊ.kər.ɪdʒ fiː/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"不動産の契約時に仲介手数料を支払いました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A commission charged by a broker or intermediary for executing transactions or providing specialized financial services.

    "The online stockbroker charges a small brokerage fee for every international trade."
  2. 2

    A fee paid to a real estate or insurance agent for negotiating a contract or policy between parties.

    "They negotiated the brokerage fee down before signing the commercial property lease."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'brokerage'—originating from Middle English 'brocour' (a retailer, petty merchant, or agent) linked to Old French 'brocheur'—and 'fee', stemming from Middle English 'fe' and Old English 'feoh' meaning cattle or property. Over centuries, it evolved to designate the specific commission charged by an intermediary or broker for executing financial transactions or arranging trades.

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