Barter — For other uses, see Barter (disambiguation). A 19th century example of barter: A sample labor for labor note for the Cincinnati Time Store. Scanned from Equitable Commerce by Josiah Warren (1846) … Wikipedia
broker — {{11}}broker (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Norm. brocour small trader, from Anglo Fr. abrokur retailer of wine, tapster; perhaps from Port. alborcar barter, but more likely from O.Fr. brocheor, from brochier to broach, tap, pierce (a keg), from… … Etymology dictionary
broker — [14] Broker has no connection with the past tense of break. It comes from Anglo Norman brocour ‘small trader’, but its ultimate origin is not clear. A variant Anglo Norman form abrocour has fuelled speculation as to a link with Spanish alboroque… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
broker — [14] Broker has no connection with the past tense of break. It comes from Anglo Norman brocour ‘small trader’, but its ultimate origin is not clear. A variant Anglo Norman form abrocour has fuelled speculation as to a link with Spanish alboroque… … Word origins
Exchange broker — exchange ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… … Wikipedia
List of characters in Grand Theft Auto IV — A number of recurring characters appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV , set circa 2008. The characters that appear in Grand Theft Auto IV are relatively diverse and relative to the respective boroughs of Liberty City they are based in,… … Wikipedia
Intermediary — For a publishing house, associated with the name of Leo Tolstoy see Intermediary (publisher) An intermediary (or go between) is a third party that offers intermediation services between two trading parties. The intermediary acts as a conduit for… … Wikipedia
List of Grand Theft Auto IV characters — A number of recurring characters appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, set in 2008. The characters that appear in Grand Theft Auto IV are relatively diverse and relative to the respective boroughs of Liberty City they are based in,… … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
sale — A contract between two parties, called, respectively, the seller (or vendor) and the buyer (or purchaser), by which the former, in consideration of the payment or promise of payment of a certain price in money, transfers to the latter the title… … Black's law dictionary