disintermediation: Meaning and Definition of

dis•in•ter•me•di•a•tion

Pronunciation: (dis"in-tur-mē"dē-ā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of removing funds from savings banks and placing them into short-term investments on which the interest-rate yields are higher.
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