[{"word":"disintermediation","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The removal of an intermediary from a commercial transaction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The news industry is undergoing a massive disintermediation due to the ubiquitous low-cost communication made possible by the internet."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disintermediation"]}]