dematerialisation

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Definition of dematerialisation in English English dictionary

the act or process of dematerializing

The elimination of certificates or documents of title which represent ownership of securities, so that securities exist only as electronic records

It is a process by which an investor gets physical certificates converted into electronic balances maintained in his account with the DP

{i} act of making immaterial; becoming immaterial; losing apparent physical substance; parapsychological disappearance of a physical object (also dematerialization)