释义 |
mutualize, v.|ˈmjuːtjuːəlaɪz| [f. mutual a. + -ize.] trans. †a. To give and receive in return; to reciprocate. Obs. b. To organize on the ‘mutual’ system. Hence mutualiˈzation.
1812in Spirit Pub. Jrnls. XVI. 360 Pledges shall have been mutualized, and those solemn assurances reciprocated, which..can only be violated by the unprincipled. 1905Daily News 23 June 7/2 The report advocates complete mutualisation, with elimination of stock by purchase at a price only commensurate with the dividends. 1930Economist 12 Apr. 825/2 It was created four years ago in connection with the ‘mutualisation’ of the company. 1951Ann. Reg. 1950 5 It [sc. the party programme] was followed, two days later, by proposals for ‘mutualization’, rather than nationalization, of industrial assurance. 1955Times 28 May 9/1 With the return of the Conservative Government measures of re-nationalization, of fresh nationalization, and of mutualization are no longer risks to be discounted, however vaguely, as contingencies just round the corner. 1960Times 15 Jan. 17/2 Yesterday it [sc. the Canada Life Assurance Company] asked to be removed from the list because it had completed its ‘mutualization’ programme by purchasing all its own shares outstanding. |