the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of coming between; intervention; mediation; interposition.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of intermediating, or the state of being intermediate; intervention; interposition; intermediacy.
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n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Word Usage
"Since the word "intermediation" means that a company accepts deposits and then lends them to others, that fancy word in the strategy simply states the obvious: It's a bank."