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financialize

financialize verb: to convert intangible value into financial instruments.

Verb

financialize (third-person singular simple present financializes, present participle financializing, simple past and past participle financialized)

  1. To convert intangible value into financial instruments.
  2. (transitive) To make, or treat as, financial; to bring into the sphere of finance.

Forms of financialize

third-person singular presentfinancializes
present participlefinancializing
past participlefinancialized
pastfinancialized
alternative formfinancialise

Origin of financialize

From financial + -ize.

Questions about financialize

What does financialize mean?
Financialize means to convert intangible value into financial instruments.
What part of speech is financialize?
Financialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of financialize?
The past tense of financialize is financialized.

Words near financialize in the dictionary

  1. financialises
  2. financialising
  3. financialist
  4. financialists
  5. financialization
  6. financialize
  7. financialized
  8. financializes
  9. financializing
  10. financially
  11. financials

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