securitize

English

Etymology

security +‎ -ize

Verb

1. (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.

Derived terms

• securitization

Translations

to convert assets to secrities

• Finnish: arvopaperistaa (fi)
• French: titriser (fr)
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• Irish: urrúsaigh

See also

• asset-backed security