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a money dealer who buys, sells, discounts, or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes.[1825-35, Amer.]
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Bill broker — Broker Bro ker (br[=o] k[ e]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br[=u]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bill broker — UK US noun [C] (also discount broker) ► FINANCE a person or organization that buys bills of exchange for a lower amount of money than they are worth and makes a profit by selling them for more or keeping them until they are paid … Financial and business terms
Bill broker — Bill bro ker One who negotiates the discount of bills. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bill-broker — billˈ broker noun A person who deals in bills of exchange and promissory notes • • • Main Entry: ↑bill … Useful english dictionary
bill broker — discount broker A broker who buys bills of exchange (especially Treasury bills) from traders and sells them to banks and discount houses or holds them to maturity … Accounting dictionary
bill broker — discount broker A broker who trades in bills of exchange … Big dictionary of business and management
bill broker — / bɪl ˌbrəυkə/ noun a discount house, a firm which buys and sells bills of exchange for a fee … Dictionary of banking and finance
bill broker — … Useful english dictionary
Broker — Bro ker (br[=o] k[ e]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br[=u]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bill — ♦ bill broker, dealer in bills of exchange. ♦ bill of adventure, declaration that merchandise shipped is not property of shipowner, whose liability is limited to safe delivery. ♦ bill of costs, solicitor s account of charges. ♦ bill… … Dictionary of difficult words
