| 释义 |
disintermediator, n. orig. and chiefly Finance.
Brit. |ˌdɪsɪntəˈmiːdɪeɪtə|, U.S. |ˌdɪsˌɪn(t)ərˈmidiˌeɪdər|
[‹ disintermediate v. + -or suffix.]
That which disintermediates or aids disintermediation; a person, company, etc., that reduces or eliminates the need for an intermediary.
1970N.Y. Times 29 Jan. 56/1 Many of the relatively small investors who might be attracted to 8 per cent Government securities have already bought Treasury bills. ‘I wonder whether the small disintermediator hasn't already disintermediated’, a Treasury bond man asked. 1994Economist (Nexis) 30 Apr. 13 [He] is used to his company being held up as a prime ‘disintermediator’, a non-bank stealing business from the banks. 2000Red Herring Mar. 46/4 Given its capacity to work across heterogeneous databases.., could XML disintermediate the Internet businesses that have set themselves up as disintermediators? |