demutualize

American

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

especially British, demutualise

verb (used with object)

demutualized, demutualizing

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

demutualize British

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

demutualization

noun

Etymology

Origin of demutualize

de- + mutualize

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demutualized

Canada’s bank-owned brokerages were among the owners of the Toronto Stock Exchange before it was demutualized and taken public in 2002.

From BusinessWeek ● May 16, 2011

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