fractionalize

English

Etymology

From fractional +‎ -ize.

Verb

fractionalize (third-person singular simple present fractionalizes, present participle fractionalizing, simple past and past participle fractionalized)

1. To separate into parts or fractions; to fractionate.
   • 2018 June 8, Scott Reyburn, “Art Is Becoming a Financial Product, and Blockchain Is Making It Happen”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Derived terms

• fractionalization

Anagrams

• factionalizer