fractionalize

[ frak-shuh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),frac·tion·al·ized, frac·tion·al·iz·ing.

to divide or splinter into fractions, sections, factions, etc.

Origin of fractionalize

¹

First recorded in 1930–35; fractional + -ize

Also especially British, frac·tion·al·ise .

Other words from fractionalize

frac·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby fractionalize

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How to use fractionalize in a sentence

In January, the duo bought 20 Beeple artworks, placed them in a virtual museum that can be visited for free, and then fractionalized their new enterprise into tokens which are now co-owned by 5,400 people.
NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World—But They Could Change So Much More | Andrew R. Chow | March 22, 2021 | Time

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