Lexic.us

Definition of Mutual

1. Adjective. Common to or shared by two or more parties. "The mutual interests of management and labor"

2. Adjective. Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return. "Reciprocal privileges at other clubs"

Definition of Mutual

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

Definition of Mutual

1. Adjective. Having the same relationship, each to each other. ¹

2. Adjective. Reciprocal. ¹

3. Adjective. Possessed in common. ¹

4. Adjective. (context: relate Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members. ¹

5. Noun. A mutual fund, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mutual

1. a mutual fund [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mutual

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muttonheaded muttonheads muttons muttony mutts mutual (current term) mutual admiration society mutual affection mutual aid mutual exclusiveness

mutual fund mutual funds mutual inductance mutual induction mutual information mutual opposition

Literary usage of Mutual

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1910)
"Gen. rept. on business of Ky. and Louisville mutual Insurance Co. up to Nov. ... 70-7L) Louisville German mutual Fire Insurance Company 1871. ..."

2. A Plea for the Queen's English: Stray Notes on Speaking and Spelling by Henry Alford (1866)
"12), "That I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me ... And mutual ought never to be used, unless the reciprocity exists. ..."

3. The Modern Law of Partnership: Including a Full Consideration of Joint by Scott Rowley (1916)
"mutual agency, as an essential element of partnership, holds much the same relative ... It is not a real test of partnership, as there may be mutual agency ..."

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