Etymology

zaitech

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Today it means: Application of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984. Full definition →

Japanese 財テク ← English technology
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  1. English · derived fromtechnology
  2. Japanese · derived from財テク“money management”
  3. English todayzaitech

From Japanese 財テク (zaiteku, “money management”), from blend of 財務 (zaimu, “financial dealings”) and テクノロジー (tekunorojii, “technology”), the latter, from English technology. The -tech in zaitech reflects the original borrowing of English technology.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.