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demutualize

American  
[dee-myoo-choo-uh-lahyz] / diˈmju 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of demutualize

de- + mutualize

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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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