disintermediation
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- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnˌtɜr.mɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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desintermediación
- The rise of digital platforms has accelerated the disintermediation of traditional retail, allowing consumers to buy directly from manufacturers.
- credit disintermediation
- financial disintermediation
- disintermediation during crises
And this is the rise of using the Internet to for disintermediation, right?
- And this is the rise of using the Internet to for disintermediation, right?
Examples
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The core idea of self-publishing is "disintermediation"—removing the middleman and selling directly to the consumer.
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For the next couple of decades, disintermediation will be the prevailing trend in capitalism, and it will enrich all of our lives as consumers.
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Improved communication technology facilitates disintermediation.
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As decentralization and disintermediation come to dominate the 21st century economy, it is highly unlikely that big government is going anywhere.
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It is also pretty clear that the direction in which technological innovation is driving capitalism is towards disintermediation.
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Crowdfunding initiatives demonstrate disintermediation by enabling artists to receive funds directly from supporters, bypassing traditional funding sources.
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The disintermediation of travel agents through online booking sites has changed how people plan their vacations.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
disintermediation = intermediation (semi-transparent) = dis + inter + medi + ate + ion
Given knowledge of 'intermediation', the prefix 'dis-' straightforwardly signals removal or reversal of that process.
Etymology
Disintermediation is made of the parts dis- 'not', inter- 'between' and mediate 'middle', so it means 'removing the middle'. That's why disintermediation refers to cutting out the middleman so two people or companies can deal directly.