Link Centre Dictionary

mutual

mu·tual

UK/ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ US/ˈmjutʃuʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

common to or shared by two or more parties

  • “a common friend”
  • “the mutual interests of management and labor”
Synonyms
Similar
2.

concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return

  • “reciprocal aid”
  • “reciprocal trade”
  • “mutual respect”
  • “reciprocal privileges at other clubs”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.

Phrases

  • mutual admiration society
  • mutual assured destruction
  • mutual combat
  • mutual consent
  • mutual friend
  • mutual inductance
  • mutual induction
  • mutual information

Related words

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.