financialize

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verb

To convert intangible value into financial instruments.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person financializes · participle present financializing · participle past financialized · past financialized · alternative financialise

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

Origin

From financial + -ize.

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APA

financialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financialize

MLA

“financialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “financialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financialize.

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