mutual
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/
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Adjective edit
mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)
- Having the same relationship, each to each other.
- They were mutual enemies.
- Collective, done or held in common.
- Mutual insurance.
- Reciprocal.
- They had mutual fear of each other.
- 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 […]
- (Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.
Synonyms edit
- (done or held in common): shared; see also Thesaurus:joint
- (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
having the same relationship, each to each other
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reciprocal
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possessed in common
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relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution
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Noun edit
mutual (plural mutuals)
- A mutual fund.
- (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization.
- (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
- Synonym: moot
Translations edit
mutual fund — see mutual fund
mutual organization — see mutual organization
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mutuel. By surface analysis, mutuu + -al.
Adjective edit
mutual m or n (feminine singular mutuală, masculine plural mutuali, feminine and neuter plural mutuale)
Declension edit
Declension of mutual
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | mutual | mutuală | mutuali | mutuale | ||
definite | mutualul | mutuala | mutualii | mutualele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | mutual | mutuale | mutuali | mutuale | ||
definite | mutualului | mutualei | mutualilor | mutualelor |
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mutual m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutuales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mutual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014