intermediation

noun

in·​ter·​me·​di·​a·​tion ˌin-tər-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən 

: the act of coming between : intervention, mediation

Examples of intermediation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The plan includes more space for private businesses, imports and exports without state intermediation, free hiring of personnel, authorization for private banks and investment by Cubans abroad. — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

The plan includes more space for private businesses, imports and exports without state intermediation, free hiring of personnel, authorization for private banks and investment by Cubans abroad. — ABC News, 19 June 2026

Traditional capital markets often impose latency, fragmentation, and high intermediation costs that limit efficient capital formation. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026

This distinction matters because calling tokenized equities a wrapper implies additional intermediation, new product risk and new layers of legal abstraction. — Edwin Mata, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intermediation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration