tokenization

noun

to·​ken·​i·​za·​tion ˌtō-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

: an act or instance of tokenizing (someone or something) : the action of making someone or something into a token: such as

a

: an act or instance of including someone in a group as part of a symbolic effort especially to increase diversity (see diversity sense 2)

Students talked about … tokenization in terms of how it feels when someone is the only person from a specific demographic in the class.

—Zareen Syed

b

: the process of converting something into units of cryptocurrency

Thus real-world asset tokenization refers to when companies or investors opt to track, hold, and trade assets such as bonds, stocks, real estate, or vehicles via a blockchain for the sake of easier handling.

—Alex Carchidi

Examples of tokenization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That vision only becomes reality if enough capital, attention and regulatory comfort flow into tokenization first, on both the demand side and the rails side. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

This is one reason tokenization can fit into the larger history of business digitization. — Karen Koehler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026

That combination gives tokenization a role beyond cryptocurrency markets. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Cantor Fitzgerald sees a nearly 100% upside for public tokenization stock Securitize . — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above