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demutualize

American  
[dee-myoo-choo-uh-lahyz] / diˈmyu tʃu əˌlaɪz /
especially British, demutualise

verb (used with object)

demutualized, demutualizing

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

demutualize British  
/ diːˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. 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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