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mutualize

[myoo-choo-uh-lahyz]
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verb (used with object), mu·tu·al·ized, mu·tu·al·iz·ing.
  1. to make mutual.
  2. to organize (a company) on a mutual model, in which members share profits, losses, expenses, etc.: The office-supply company will be mutualized in the next fiscal year.
  3. to share (profits, losses, etc., incurred by one member of a group) equally among all members: The officials refused to mutualize the European Union debt.
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verb (used without object), mu·tu·al·ized, mu·tu·al·iz·ing.
  1. to become mutual.
  2. to become a mutual company.
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Also especially British, mu·tu·al·ise.

Origin of mutualize

First recorded in 1805–15; mutual + -ize
Related formsmu·tu·al·i·za·tion, nounun·mu·tu·al·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for mutualize

mutualize

mutualise

verb
  1. to make or become mutual
  2. (tr) US to organize or convert (a business enterprise) so that customers or employees own a majority of shares
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Derived Formsmutualization or mutualisation, noun
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