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demutualize

[ dee-myoo-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ diˈmyu tʃu əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·mu·tu·al·ized, de·mu·tu·al·iz·ing.

to convert (a mutual life-insurance company) to a stockholder-owned corporation.

Nearby words

  1. demurrage,
  2. demurral,
  3. demurrer,
  4. demuth,
  5. demuth, charles,
  6. demy,
  7. demyelinate,
  8. demyelinating disease,
  9. demyelination,
  10. demystify
Also especially British, de·mu·tu·al·ise.

Origin of demutualize

de- + mutualize
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British Dictionary definitions for demutualize

demutualize

demutualise

/ (diːˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to convert (a mutual society, such as a building society) to a public limited company or (of such a society) to be converted
Derived Formsdemutualization or demutualisation, noun
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