Meaning: The trait of behaving in an obscene manner. Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects. Synonyms: bawdiness; lewdness; obscenity; salaciousness; salacity. Hypernyms (lewdness is a kind of...): indecency (the quality of being indecent) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of lewdness):
What is a 'Financial Intermediary'. A financial intermediary is an entity that acts as the middleman between two parties in a financial transaction, such as a commercial bank, investment banks, mutual funds and pension funds.
An intermediary organization such as the government that facilitates transactions between the savers and borrowers. Time deposits are however not accepted. These intermediaries source their lending activities through the sale of securities and insurance policies to the general population. The classification of their money supply falls under one or more definitions and often falls under ânear moneyâ.