1. converting a company from stockholder ownership to ownership by policyholders or customers
Usage: business; finance
2. making something mutual or shared between parties

Examples

• The insurance company is mutualizing to give policyholders more control.
• They are mutualizing the savings bank this year.
• The board voted against mutualizing the organization.
• Mutualizing the company will eliminate shareholder dividends.
• The process of mutualizing requires regulatory approval.
• They succeeded in mutualizing their business model.