securitize

security +‎ -ize

securitize (third-person singular simple present securitizes, present participle securitizing, simple past and past participle securitized)

1. (finance) To convert assets (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.

• securitization

• asset-backed security