intermediation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intermediation
First recorded in 1595–1605; intermediate 2 + -ion
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The bank cited “significantly higher” net revenues in equities financing and intermediation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Fragmentation compels banks and asset managers to localize balance sheets and hold excess capital, constraining cross-border intermediation and dampening growth.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Over the past decade, at least eight independent broker-dealers have been either bought by bigger firms or closed shop, a Reuters tally shows, taking out intermediation capacity from a market that needs more of it.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
He said commissions collected by Forry were "the price paid for intermediation work provided to bring together buyers and issuers of bonds".
From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2023
"But," said Des Hermies, "admitting that you could, through the intermediation of a flying spirit, have been aware of the operations of the priest, how could you have parried them?"
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
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