disintermediation
disintermediation · disintermediations
The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase…The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of an intermediary from a commercial transaction.
The news industry is undergoing a massive disintermediation due to the ubiquitous low-cost communication made possible by the internet.
Translations
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisintermediate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable