to fractionalize
- verb
- /ˈfrækʃənəˌlaɪz/
:
fraccionar
- The new laws will allow banks to fractionalize ownership of assets, making it easier for individuals to invest.
Examples
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This mess started when it was revealed that often the banks foreclosing weren't the ones who actually owned the titles, which could have been bundled and fractionalized around the world.
Blog text (21) -
Looking at the U.S. arms transfer system, we see another related dilemma: power is fractionalized among different organizations, many of which are hybrids of agencies, directorates, and military services.
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And the more highly fractionalized the society, the greater the benefits from the rebels' prevailing in a conflict.
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Nicaragua's party system is currently highly fractionalized, with seven identifiable "party families," each made up of several separate parties.
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When the Parliament is fractionalized, for instance, it is likely that the cabinet is composed of multiple parties; when the Parliament is polarized, the cabinet is likely to contain ideologically distant parties.
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Others have articulated arguments that posit a causal relationship between the extent to which society is fractionalized and the length of a conflict, as well as the role of outside interventions in tipping the balance of capabilities toward one side.
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The investment company decided to fractionalize the property so that more investors could own a share.
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To make the project manageable, they needed to fractionalize the budget into smaller allocations for each department.
Synonyms
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1.1
To split something into parts or groups
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7.4
To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart
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2.9
Parts are given to people, often according to a plan
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7.3
To share something among a group of people
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5.8
To divide something into parts to share between people
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4.0
To divide something into parts
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4.2
Share things or money between several people
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4.2
To split something into smaller parts
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7.0
To divide something and give parts to different people or groups
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3.0
To give parts of something to different people
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4.8
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
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7.0
To divide something into smaller parts to make it easier to manage
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3.9
To divide a space using a wall or screen
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3.4
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
To turn things like art or property into digital units so people can buy small shares
To separate things into single items for handling or shipping
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
fractionalize = fractional (transparent) = fraction + al + ize
The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the adjective 'fractional', which itself is clearly built from 'fraction' + '-al', so the meaning 'make or express as parts/fractions' is directly derived.
Etymology
Fractionalize comes from fraction, which comes from an old Latin root fract meaning 'to break' and the ending -ize meaning 'make'. So to fractionalize something is to 'break it into parts' or shares, which is why companies fractionalize assets to let many people own a piece.