disintermediation /dis-in-tər-mē-di-āˈshən/ (finance)

1. Direct investment in unit trusts, funds, etc without the mediation of banks or brokers
2. The elimination of intermediaries such as banks or brokers in financial transactions

disintermēˈdiāte transitive verb

• afterpiece
• afterpieces
• afters
• aftersales
• aftersales service
• aftershaft
• aftershafts
• aftershave
• aftershaves
• aftershock
• aftershocks
• aftershow
• aftersun
• aftersuns
• aftersupper
• aftersuppers
• afterswarm
• afterswarms
• aftertaste
• aftertastes
• after-tax
• afterthought
• afterthoughts
• aftertime
• aftertimes