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to securitize

to securitize

8.6
To protect a loan by using property that the lender can take if you do not pay
  • verb
  • /sɪˈkjʊərɪtaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : garantizar
  • So there's no assets necessarily underlying the the bonds or nothing is has been set aside as being there to securitize the bond.

Examples

  • If so, this provides an intrinsic reason -- though perhaps not a decisive one -- against commodifying promises by allowing them to be alienated or securitized.

    Academic text (2018)

  • And really what they're trying to do is securitize their leases.

  • We need to distinguish between productivity (of tangible goods, labor, etc.) and fiscal transactions, which may simply be the exchanging of IOUs that do not actually accomplish anything (derivatives, securitized debt, and other forms of gambling).

    Blog text (2)

  • They decided to securitize the mortgage by pledging the house as collateral to ensure the loan was protected.

  • To improve their financial standing, the company sought to securitize its outstanding debts, using valuable assets as guarantees.

  • Investors are more likely to buy the bonds if the issuer can securitize them with real estate as collateral.

Synonyms

to secure
vsto securitize
  • Specialized
62 5.3

To make a loan safe by using property to pay if needed

uses pledged assets specifically rather than general guarantee methods
to collateralize
vsto securitize
  • Formal
3 9.3

To use something valuable as security for a loan

applies to loans and other obligations using pledged assets
to hypothecate
vsto securitize
  • Specialized
9.9

Give property like a car or house as security for a loan while keeping and using it

involves pledging assets but does not state possession details

How Secure

to securitize
  • Specialized
8.6
to secure
  • Specialized
62 5.3

Surface Forms

securitize infinitive
securitized past
securitized past participle
securitizing present participle
securitizes third person singular

Morphology

securitize = secure (semi-transparent) = secur + itize

The meaning of making a loan secure by pledging collateral is not directly derived from 'secure'.

Etymology

The word securitize comes from secure, meaning 'safe', and the related security, which can mean something given as a promise for a loan. So, to securitize a loan in this sense is to make it 'safe' for the lender by using property as 'security'.