What does MUTUAL mean?

Definitions for MUTUAL
ˈmyu tʃu əlmu·tu·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. common, mutualadjective

    common to or shared by two or more parties

    "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor"

  2. reciprocal, mutualadjective

    concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return

    "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs"

Wiktionary

  1. mutualnoun

    A mutual fund, etc.

  2. mutualadjective

    Having the same relationship, each to each other.

  3. mutualadjective

    Reciprocal.

  4. mutualadjective

    Possessed in common.

  5. mutualadjective

    Owned by the members.

  6. Etymology: From mutuel, from mutuus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. MUTUALadjective

    Reciprocal; each acting in return or correspondence to the other.

    Etymology: mutuel, French; mutuus, Lat.

    Note a wild and wanton herd,
    Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud,
    If they perchance but hear a trumpet sound,
    You shall perceive them make a mutual stand,
    By the sweet power of musick. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

    What should most excite a mutual flame,
    Your rural cares and pleasures are the same. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. mutual

    Mutual refers to a feeling, action, or relationship experienced or shared equally by two or more parties. It often refers to something that is reciprocal or commonly held.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mutualadjective

    reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc

  2. Mutualadjective

    possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort

Wikidata

  1. Mutual

    Mutual is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 104 at the 2010 census.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mutual

    mū′tū-al, adj. interchanged: in return: given and received, equally affecting two or more: common, conjoint, shared alike, as in 'mutual friend.'—ns. Mū′tualism, Mutual′ity.—adv. Mū′tually.—Mutual accounts, accounts in which each of two have charges against the other; Mutual insurance, a reciprocal contract among several persons to indemnify each other against certain designated losses, the system of a company in which policy-holders receive a certain share of the profits, &c.; Mutual wall, a wall equally belonging to each of two houses. [Fr. mutuel—L. mutuusmutāre, to change.]

Editors Contribution

  1. mutual

    Agreement of feeling, knowing or understanding.

    Their love was mutual and they love each other and choose to marry at superluminal speed.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'MUTUAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4042

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'MUTUAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #550

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of MUTUAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of MUTUAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of MUTUAL in a Sentence

  1. Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

    That they’re all but broke, we knew already, but my message to the Greeks is then every time again : so then, work with us as quickly as possible on an adjustment to the program. Athens is hoping the finance ministers will approve its list and allow for the return of about 1.9 billion euros( $ 2.07 billion) in profits made by the European Central Bank on Greek bonds, the source familiar with the matter said. The source said Athens also expected the return of about 1.2 billion euros in cash left in the Greek bank bailout fund that was taken back by the euro zone last month - something euro zone officials said the euro zone bailout fund would discuss on Wednesday. Greece argues that its own bank rescue fund should have returned only 9.7 billion euros to the euro zone rather than 10.9 billion euros, since it had used its own cash reserve rather than EFSF bonds to make that recapitalization. Greek officials have not gone into detail about the latest reform list. Sakillarides said only it would not contain recessionary measures but structural changes. The reforms are deeply sensitive for leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who came to power in January pledging to end austerity policies but was forced to accept an extension to a hated bailout program under the threat of a banking collapse. Greece has received two bailouts totaling 240 billion euros since 2010 but its economy has shrunk by 25 percent partly due to austerity measures imposed by the lenders. One in four Greeks is out of work, and more than half of all young people. AIR CLEARED. Alexis Tsipras discussed the reforms with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday. Sakellaridis said that in a four-hour working dinner they discussed only the outline without going into depth. Both leaders voiced mutual goodwill during a visit that appeared to have cleared the air after weeks of public acrimony between Athens and Berlin. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting Tsipras on Tuesday that an improved climate between the two countries would help start serious negotiations for a solution to Greece's debt problems. The Social Democrat politician told reporters this alone would not solve Greece's financial problems, but it was.

  2. Carrera Shea:

    He really loved Hawaii, it was a mutual relationship. They really embraced him, and they became his family. That was some of the best times of our lives, really.

  3. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Mutual Fund companies would have made billions of rupees today by short selling their shares as stock market crashed, but its profit would not be passed to investors and rather Clients would be told that NAV has come down because of sensex falling. This way MF fund managers loot their clients money . SIP is a big fraud

  4. Henry Clay:

    All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.

  5. Mayor James Knowles:

    There are a lot of things in that report that are very troubling and need to be addressed, but there are also things that are an overreach, our hope is those negotiations lead to mutual satisfaction. But if we cannot come to terms... we are not going to settle.

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