MUTUAL


Meaning of MUTUAL in English

[ 'mju:tʃʊəl , -tjʊəl ]

■ adjective

1》 experienced or done by each of two or more parties towards the other or others: ~ respect.

↘(of two or more parties) having the same specified relationship to each other.

2》 held in common by two or more parties: a ~ friend.

3》 denoting a building society or insurance company owned by its members and dividing some or all of its profits between them.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C15: from OFr. mutuel , from L. mutuus '~, borrowed'.

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