(North America, finance) A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.
(North America, finance) A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.
Wirehouse means: A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.. It is finance or tax vocabulary; usage is usually formal or news-related rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(North America, finance, obsolete) A brokerage company with a telegraph line, telephone line, or electronic communication network.
(US) A warehouse for the aging of whiskey.
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
Wirehouse means: A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.. It is finance or tax vocabulary; usage is usually formal or news-related rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
wirehouse means: A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.. Register: formal or technical, finance/tax English. Standard in its technical domain but rare in everyday talk; gloss with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(North America, finance, obsolete) A brokerage company with a telegraph line, telephone line, or electronic communication network.
: Ten years ago, the Wall Street wirehouse brokerage firm seemed unassailable – part of the very firmament underpinning the entire investment industry from coast to coast.
“Wirehouse watch: Citi taps UBS vet to lead retirement division https://www.europesays.com/ch/60447/ UBS is also expanding its Manhattan complex with a trio of defectors from Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo’s…”
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