DeFi

[ dee-fahy ]

noun
  1. decentralized finance: financial services, functions, or applications that rely on a blockchain and are typically unregulated by any financial institution.

Origin of DeFi

1
First recorded in 2015–20

Words Nearby DeFi

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How to use DeFi in a sentence

  • A "DeFi" was then sent to the conquerors who promptly replied that they had nothing to fear.

  • The DeFi was accepted and Carolan's rival played on his violin one of Vivaldi's most difficult concertos.

    Memory | William Walker Atkinson
  • "And I heard nothing finer the whole evening," answers Doctor Johnson, accepting the DeFi, and winning by yielding.

  • I have a small DeFi to make on my own account, however, Miss Elizabeth.

    Kindred of the Dust | Peter B. Kyne
  • From the square, stroll in any direction for DeFi-238-nite reminders.

    Literary New York | Charles Hemstreet