comisión de corretaje
/komisjon de koretaxe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "broker fee" is translated into Spanish as comisión de corretaje.
A broker fee is a payment made to a professional who arranges a transaction between a buyer and a seller. In casual business conversation, speakers often drop de corretaje and simply refer to the payment as la comisión.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of comisión (commission/fee) and de corretaje (of brokerage).
Which one should you use?
While comisión de corretaje is the standard term, comisión de agente is a common alternative used to refer to a fee paid to an agent. In more formal settings, you may also see the phrase comisión del intermediario.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "broker fees", only the noun comisión is pluralized to comisiones, resulting in comisiones de corretaje.
Did you know?
- In some regions, using comisión to describe a broker fee can be ambiguous because it is also the standard word for a 'bribe' or 'kickback' in informal political contexts.
- While comisión is used for fees, the word corretaje is specifically tied to the action of the corredor, a term that in some contexts can refer to both a broker and a professional runner.
- When discussing administrative or processing fees in parts of Latin America, the word derecho is often used instead of a term meaning 'commission'.
Examples in context
- La comisión del intermediario deberá ser pagada antes de la finalización de la transacción.The broker fee must be paid before the transaction is completed.
- La comisión de corretaje es muy alta.The broker fee is very high.
- ¿Quién debe pagar la comisión de corretaje?Who should pay the broker fee?
- Debemos incluir la comisión de corretaje en el contrato.We must include the broker fee in the contract.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are discussing the costs of buying a house.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿ya revisaste los costos del contrato?Daniel, did you check the contract costs yet?
- DanielSí, pero la comisión de corretaje es excesiva.Yes, but the broker fee is excessive.
- ElenaPodemos intentar negociar ese monto.We can try to negotiate that amount.
- DanielTienes razón, llamaré al agente mañana.You are right, I will call the agent tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
