dematerializeverb [ T ]
UK also dematerialise uk/ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪz/usSTOCK MARKET, FINANCEto replace certificates (= paper documents) by a system in which shares, etc. are bought, sold, and stored electronically:
The investor can dematerialize only those certificates that are already registered in his name.
dematerialization
noun [ U ] UK also dematerialisation
the dematerialization of securities
dematerialized
adjective UK also dematerialised
An investor has the option to hold shares either in physical or in dematerialized form.