mutual

 

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• mut. (abbreviation)
• mutuall (obsolete)

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/

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mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)

1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

   They were mutual enemies.

2. Collective, done or held in common.

   Mutual insurance.

3. Reciprocal.

   They had mutual fear of each other.

4. Possessed in common.

   They had been introduced by a mutual friend.

   • 1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808, page 216:

     On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]

5. (Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.

• (done or held in common): shared; see also Thesaurus:joint
• (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal

mutual (plural mutuals)

1. A mutual fund.
2. (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization.
3. (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.

   Synonym: moot

• umlaut

Borrowed from French mutuel. By surface analysis, mutuu +‎ -al.

mutual m or n (feminine singular mutuală, masculine plural mutuali, feminine and neuter plural mutuale)

1. reciprocal

• mutualism
• mutualitate

• IPA^(key): /muˈtwal/ [muˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mu‧tual

mutual m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutuales)

1. mutual

   Synonym: mutuo

• “mutual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28