fractionalize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French fraccionbor. Middle English fraccioun English fraction English -al English fractional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fractionalize From fractional + -ize.
Meanings
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To separate into parts or fractions; to fractionate.
One of several start-ups that have explored the idea of “fractionalizing” art, Maecenas will divide 49 percent of the value of an artwork into shares, which can then be bought and sold on the company’s blockchain trading platform.
2018 June 8, Scott Reyburn, “Art Is Becoming a Financial Product, and Blockchain Is Making It Happen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fractionalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fractionalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fractionalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fractionalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |