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

demure, demurrage, demurral, demurrer, demuth, demutualize, demy, demyelinate, demyelinating disease, demyelination, 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 Forms

demutualization or demutualisation, noun

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