middleman
Example Sentences
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The endeavor taught him the ropes of product distribution, and how to maximize profit by cutting out middlemen.
Standing amid an array of workstations, a volunteer explained how his team identified sympathetic individuals to buy medicine and food from Damascus, and middlemen who bribed supplies past government checkpoints into Sweida.
From Los Angeles Times
But Zillow gets only a small percentage of its traffic from search engine marketing, and managing real estate listings is highly complex and regulated, limiting the risk of disintermediation—or cutting out middlemen.
But after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, it has turned to a more opaque network of middlemen to evade scrutiny.
Circle, Ripple and many of the other companies applying for such charters say having one will allow them to cut out costly middlemen and boost consumer confidence in a range of services.
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