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The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: banking, business, economics, finance, sciences
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The removal of an intermediary from a commercial transaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business
Examples
- The news industry is undergoing a massive disintermediation due to the ubiquitous low-cost communication made possible by the internet.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English intermediate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English intermediation English disintermediation From dis- + intermediation.
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Polish:
dezintermediacja
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