mutualize

[ myoo-choo-uh-lahyz ]

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.

  1. 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.

verb (used without object),mu·tu·al·ized, mu·tu·al·iz·ing.
  1. to become mutual.

  2. to become a mutual company.

Origin of mutualize

1
First recorded in 1805–15; mutual + -ize
  • Also especially British, mu·tu·al·ise .

Other words from mutualize

  • mu·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun
  • un·mu·tu·al·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mutualize

mutualize

mutualise

/ (ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of mutualize

  • mutualization or mutualisation, noun

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