Definition of reintermediation in US English:
reintermediation
noun ˌrēin(t)ərˌmēdēˈāSH(ə)nˌrēin(t)ərˌmēdēˈāSH(ə)n
1The transfer or bringing back of borrowing and investments from an outside credit business into the banking system.
- 1.1 The insertion of middlemen into transactions between producers and consumers.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, several authors have described the process of disintermediation and reintermediation that occurs as a result of the use of B2B e-commerce.
- In this new decade, it will largely be about reintermediation.
- The beauty of reintermediation is that it enables a company to extract the best of the Web and then offer up a manageable menu of services.
Origin
1970s: from re- + intermediate + -ation.
Definition of reintermediation in US English:
reintermediation
nounˌrēin(t)ərˌmēdēˈāSH(ə)n
1The transfer or bringing back of borrowing and investments from an outside credit business into the banking system.
- 1.1 The insertion of middlemen into transactions between producers and consumers.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this new decade, it will largely be about reintermediation.
- The beauty of reintermediation is that it enables a company to extract the best of the Web and then offer up a manageable menu of services.
- In addition, several authors have described the process of disintermediation and reintermediation that occurs as a result of the use of B2B e-commerce.
Origin
1970s: from re- + intermediate + -ation.