1. adjective /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidɪiət,ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidˌɪieɪt,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪieɪt/
2. noun /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidɪiət,ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidˌɪieɪt,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪieɪt/
a) Anything in an intermediate position.
b) An intermediary.
3. verb /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidɪiət,ɪntə(ɹ)ˈmɪidˌɪieɪt,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət,ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪieɪt/
a) to mediate, to be an intermediate
Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.
b) to arrange, in the manner of a broker
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