securitize

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verb
Definitions
  • (finance) To convert assets (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.

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Suffix from English security.

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security

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