brokering
Negotiating between parties
Brokering is the activity of arranging deals or agreements between parties—acting as an intermediary who brings buyers and sellers together or negotiates terms on behalf of others.
The word applies to financial transactions, real estate, and diplomacy alike: The diplomat spent years brokering peace agreements in the region.
Beyond formal contexts, brokering describes any facilitation between parties who need connecting.
Agent linking two parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
agent · connector · conduit · arranger · coordinator · representative · intercessor · intermediary
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- concessionsThings granted or yielded
- termsConditions of an agreement
proposals · offers · counteroffers · haggling · deliberations · arbitration · talks · parley
Qualities or owned assets
- realtorLicensed property seller
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- showingPresenting for others
escrow · title · appraisal · inspection · mortgage · buyer · seller · residential
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- tradingExchanging for value
underwriting · portfolio · equities · futures · options · derivatives · forex · capital
Binding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- accordHarmony between parties
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- allianceFormal union of parties
envoy · ambassador · bilateral · multilateral · relations · statecraft · protocol · convention
Exchanges of value
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
deal-making · partnerships · alliances · syndication · underwriting · collaborations · tenders · procurements
middleman
Agent linking two parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
liaison · agent · connector · conduit · arranger · coordinator · representative · intercessor · intermediary · expediter
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- concessionsThings granted or yielded
terms · proposals · offers · counteroffers · haggling · deliberations · arbitration · talks · parley · consultations
properties
Qualities or owned assets
- realtorLicensed property seller
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- commissionPayment for services rendered
showing · escrow · title · appraisal · inspection · mortgage · buyer · seller · residential · commercial
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
trading · underwriting · portfolio · equities · futures · options · derivatives · forex · capital · investment
treaty
Binding pact between nations
alliance · envoy · ambassador · bilateral · multilateral · relations · statecraft · protocol · convention · détente
transactions
Exchanges of value
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- mergersCorporate consolidations
acquisitions · deal-making · partnerships · alliances · syndication · underwriting · collaborations · tenders · procurements · sales
- mediationarbitration, conciliation, peacemaking, facilitation, intercession
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- helping actionshelping, aiding, assisting, supporting, enabling
- dispute resolutionmediation, mediating, arbitration, negotiating, conciliation
- directing flowchanneling, funneling, directing, routing, piping
brokeringblocking
Impeding forward progress
obstructing · sabotaging · thwarting · impeding · derailing
brokeringabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
standing aside · non-involvement · withdrawing · disengaging · non-participation
broker, stockbroker, brokerage, brokers, brokered, pawnbroker, mortgage broker, power broker, insurance broker