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intermediaries

intermediaries is the plural of intermediary.

Meaning of intermediary

Noun

intermediary (plural intermediaries)

  1. An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
    • A Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world […]1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
  2. A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
    • The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler
    Synonyms:
    middleman, broker
  3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.

See all 4 meanings of intermediary

Questions about intermediaries

What is intermediaries the plural of?
Intermediaries is the plural of intermediary.

Words near intermediaries in the dictionary

  1. intermedial
  2. intermediale
  3. intermediales
  4. intermediality
  5. intermedian
  6. intermediaries
  7. intermediarily
  8. intermediary
  9. intermediate
  10. intermediate black hole
  11. intermediate black holes

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