"sharebroking" means: Sharebroking is the Australian and New Zealand term for the profession of buying and selling shares on behalf of clients — what Americans an.... This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
sharebroking
Sharebroking is the Australian and New Zealand term for the profession of buying and selling shares on behalf of clients — what Americans and British would call stockbroking.
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Sharebroking is the Australian and New Zealand term for the profession of buying and selling shares on behalf of clients — what Americans and British would call stockbroking. A sharebroker works on the exchange, takes commissions, and advises clients on trades. The word is part of broader Antipodean financial vocabulary that favors 'shares' over 'stocks,' and 'sharebroking' over 'stockbroking.' It's a formal business term that occasionally drifts into casual conversation when Australians talk about their investments.
He got his start in sharebroking straight out of uni and had his own firm by thirty-five.
"sharebroking" means: Sharebroking is the Australian and New Zealand term for the profession of buying and selling shares on behalf of clients — what Americans an.... This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"sharebroking" means: Sharebroking is the Australian and New Zealand term for the profession of buying and selling shares on behalf of clients — what Americans an.... Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. Note the regional or dialect label (Australian) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short
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(especially, Australia, New Zealand) stockbroker.
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- sharebroker81%
(especially, Australia, New Zealand) A stockbroker.
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(British, pejorative, trading) An unscrupulous stockbroker.
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A British trading term for the business or practices of a stockjobber — historically a market maker on the London Stock Exchange who traded shares on their own account rather than on behalf of clients. Stockjobbery carries a faint whiff of disrepute, implying sharp dealing, speculation, and the kind of financial maneuvering that polite society frowned upon. The role of stockjobber was formally abolished when London's 'Big Bang' deregulation in 1986 merged the functions of jobbers and brokers.
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(British, trading) The work of a stockjobber.