mutual

English

Alternative forms

• mut. (abbreviation)
• mutuall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

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 a mutual love of the same woman.

   • 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

having the same relationship, each to each other

• Arabic: مُتَبَادَل (mutabādal)
• Armenian: փոխադարձ (hy) (pʻoxadarj)
• Asturian: mutuu
• Azerbaijani: ortaq
• Bashkir: үҙ-ара (üź-ara), уртаҡ (urtaq)
• Catalan: mutu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 相互 (zh) (xiānghù)

• Czech: vzájemný (cs) m
• Danish: gensidig
• Dutch: wederzijds (nl)
• Finnish: keskinäinen (fi), molemminpuolinen (fi)
• French: mutuel (fr)
• Galician: mutuo
• Georgian: ორმხრივი (ormxrivi), ურთიერთზიარი (urtiertziari), თანაზიარი (tanaziari)
• German: wechselseitig (de), gegenseitig (de), beiderseitig (de)
• Greek: αμοιβαίος (el) (amoivaíos), κοινός (el) (koinós)
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• Hungarian: kölcsönös (hu)
• Icelandic: gagnkvæmur
• Italian: mutuo (it), vicendevole (it)
• Japanese: 相互 (ja) (そうご, sōgo), 互いの (ja) (たがいの, tagai no)
• Korean: 서로의 (ko) (seoroui)
• Latin: mūtuus
• Macedonian: за́емен m (záemen), меѓу́себен m (meǵúseben)
• Norwegian: gjensidig (no)
• Polish: wzajemny (pl) m
• Portuguese: mútuo (pt)
• Romanian: mutual (ro) m or n, reciproc (ro) m or n
• Russian: взаи́мный (ru) (vzaímnyj)
• Spanish: mutuo (es)
• Swedish: ömsesidig (sv)
• Turkish: ortak (tr)
• Ukrainian: взає́мний (vzajémnyj)

reciprocal

• Armenian: փոխադարձ (hy) (pʻoxadarj)
• Bashkir: үҙ-ара (üź-ara)
• Danish: gensidig
• Finnish: keskinäinen (fi), molemminpuolinen (fi), vastavuoroinen (fi)
• French: mutuel (fr)
• Georgian: თანაზიარი (tanaziari), ორმხრივი (ormxrivi)
• German: wechselseitig (de), gegenseitig (de)
• Greek: αμοιβαίος (el) (amoivaíos), αλληλοπαθής (el) (allilopathís)
• Hungarian: ellenoldali
• Icelandic: gagnkvæmur
• Italian: reciproco (it), vicendevole (it)
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• Latin: mutuus
• Lithuanian: savitarpinis
• Macedonian: за́емен m (záemen), меѓу́себен m (meǵúseben)
• Norwegian: gjensidig (no)
• Polish: obopólny (pl) m, wzajemny (pl) m
• Portuguese: recíproco (pt)
• Romanian: reciproc (ro) m or n
• Russian: взаи́мный (ru) (vzaímnyj), обою́дный (ru) (obojúdnyj)
• Spanish: recíproco (es)
• Ukrainian: взає́мний (vzajémnyj), обопі́льний (obopílʹnyj)

possessed in common

• Bashkir: уртаҡ (urtaq)
• Catalan: mutu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共同 (zh) (gòngtóng)

• Danish: fælles
• Esperanto: komuna (eo)
• Finnish: yhteinen (fi)
• Georgian: საზიარო (saziaro)
• German: gemeinsam (de), gemeinschaftlich (de), Gemeinschafts- (de)
• Greek: κοινός (el) (koinós)
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• Icelandic: sameiginlegur (is)
• Italian: vicendevole (it)
• Macedonian: зае́днички m (zaédnički)
• Norwegian: felles (no)
• Polish: wspólny (pl) m
• Portuguese: mútuo (pt)
• Russian: о́бщий (ru) (óbščij)
• Turkish: ortak (tr)
• Ukrainian: спі́льний (uk) (spílʹnyj)

relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution

• Finnish: keskinäinen (fi)
• French: mutuel (fr)
• German: gegenseitig (de)
• Greek: αμοιβαίος (el) (amoivaíos)
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• Hungarian: közös (hu)
• Irish: frithpháirteach
• Russian: обою́дный (ru) (obojúdnyj)

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• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} eadar-iomlaideach
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Noun

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.

Translations

mutual fund — see mutual fund

mutual organization — see mutual organization

Anagrams

• umlaut

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mutual m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutuales)

1. mutual

   Synonym: mutuo

Derived terms

• mutualidad

External links

• Template:R:DRAE 2001