adj
mutual
MYOOT-shoo-uhl
adj
1
Felt or done equally by both sides; shared between two or more people.
"Their mutual respect made the negotiation much easier."
"It was a mutual decision to end the partnership."
noun
1
A mutual fund, or an organization owned collectively by its members rather than by shareholders.
"She invested a portion of her savings in a mutual."
How to Use Mutual
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that goes both ways — shared equally by everyone involved.
Common pairings
mutual respect
mutual agreement
mutual friend
mutual benefit
Word Forms
more mutual comparative, mutuals plural, most mutual superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed via Middle French from Latin mutuus, meaning "reciprocal" or "borrowed" — it displaced an older native English word for the same idea.