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Intangible vs Financialization - What's the difference?

intangible | financialization |

As nouns the difference between intangible and financialization

is that intangible is anything intangible while financialization is (economics) conversion of intangible value into financial instruments.

As an adjective intangible

is incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

intangible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal

    • Antonyms

    * tangible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything intangible
  • (legal) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

    • financialization

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (economics) Conversion of intangible value into financial instruments.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 17, author=Paul Krugman, title=The Joy of Sachs, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Such growth would be fine if financialization really delivered on its promises —? if financial firms made money by directing capital to its most productive uses, by developing innovative ways to spread and reduce risk. }}

    Related terms

    * financialize