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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from [[Latin]] intermedius, from inter- + medius mid, middle
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : being or occurring at the middle place, [[stage]], or [[degree]] or between extremes
*2 : of or relating to an intermediate school <an intermediate [[curriculum]]>
==Intermediary==
An '''intermediary''' is a third party that offers intermediation [[services]] between two trading parties. The intermediary [[acts]] as a conduit for goods or [[services]] offered by a supplier to a consumer. Typically the intermediary offer some added [[value]] to the [[transaction]] that may not be possible by direct trading.
Common usage includes the insurance and [[financial]] services industry where mortgage brokers, insurance broker, and financial advisers offer intermediation services in the supply of financial products such as mortgage loans, insurance, and investment products.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter_(economics) barter], an intermediary is a [[person]] or [[group]] who stores valuables in trade until they are needed, parties to the barter or others have [[space]] available to take delivery of them and store them, or until other conditions are met. In a larger sense, an intermediary can be a [[person]] or [[organization]] who or which [[facilitates]] a contract between two other parties.
The [[Internet]] is creating a [[transparent]] [[awareness]] on the [[Risk|threats]] and [[opportunities]] available to [[automate]] intermediaries in many industries - see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation Disintermediation].
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from [[Latin]] intermedius, from inter- + medius mid, middle
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : being or occurring at the middle place, [[stage]], or [[degree]] or between extremes
*2 : of or relating to an intermediate school <an intermediate [[curriculum]]>
==Intermediary==
An '''intermediary''' is a third party that offers intermediation [[services]] between two trading parties. The intermediary [[acts]] as a conduit for goods or [[services]] offered by a supplier to a consumer. Typically the intermediary offer some added [[value]] to the [[transaction]] that may not be possible by direct trading.
Common usage includes the insurance and [[financial]] services industry where mortgage brokers, insurance broker, and financial advisers offer intermediation services in the supply of financial products such as mortgage loans, insurance, and investment products.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter_(economics) barter], an intermediary is a [[person]] or [[group]] who stores valuables in trade until they are needed, parties to the barter or others have [[space]] available to take delivery of them and store them, or until other conditions are met. In a larger sense, an intermediary can be a [[person]] or [[organization]] who or which [[facilitates]] a contract between two other parties.
The [[Internet]] is creating a [[transparent]] [[awareness]] on the [[Risk|threats]] and [[opportunities]] available to [[automate]] intermediaries in many industries - see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation Disintermediation].
[[Category: General Reference]]
