Meaning of wirehouse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A major brokerage company, generally nationwide, with multiple branches.
   Canada, US
2. A brokerage company with a telegraph line, telephone line, or electronic communication network.
   Canada, US, obsolete

Examples

“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.”

“The so-called ‘wire house’ …is a product of the boom times.”

“The “market information” is more diversified than formerly, and in many ways the “wire house” can fill a place that the old-style …”

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