dematerialization

English

Alternative forms

• dematerialisation

Etymology

de- +‎ materialization

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

dematerialization (countable and uncountable, plural dematerializations)

1. The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
2. (finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.

Translations

act or process of dematerializing

• Italian: smaterializzazione f
• Polish: dematerializacja (pl) f
• Russian: дематериализация (ru) f (dematerializacija), аннигиляция (ru) f (annigiljacija)
• Swedish: dematerialisering c, dematerialisation c

substitution of paper-form securities

• Greek: αποϋλοποίηση (el) f (apoÿlopoíisi)
• Italian: dematerializzazione f
• Polish: dematerializacja (pl) f