Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'financial intermediation service'?

A. component of a basket whose relative importance with respect to other basket constituents is known
B. realization of a specific stage in the lifecycle of a given product
C. any financial service in which a third party (the intermediary) matches lenders and investors with entrepreneurs and other borrowers in need of capital
D. realization, from start to finish of a phase in an occurrence of a specific contract lifecycle

Answer: any financial service in which a third party (the intermediary) matches lenders and investors with entrepreneurs and other borrowers in need of capital