mutual (redirected from Mutuals)

mu·tu·al  (mych-l)

adj.

1. Having the same relationship each to the other: mutual predators.

2. Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal: mutual respect.

3. Possessed in common: mutual interests.

4. Of, relating to, or in the form of mutual insurance.

n.

A mutual fund.

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[French mutuel, from Old French, from Latin mtuus, borrowed; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mutu·ali·ty (-l-t) n.

mutu·al·ly adv.

Usage Note: Mutual is used to describe a reciprocal relationship between two or more people or things. Thus their mutual animosity means "their animosity for each other" or "the animosity between them," and a mutual defense treaty is one in which each party agrees to come to the defense of the other. But many people also use mutual to mean "shared in common," as in The bill serves the mutual interests of management and labor. This usage is perhaps most familiar in the expression our mutual friend, which was widespread even before Charles Dickens used it as the title of a novel. While some language critics have objected to this usage because it does not include the notion of reciprocity, it appears in the writing of some of our greatest authors, including Shakespeare, Edmund Burke, George Eliot, and James Joyce, and it continues to be used by well-respected writers today.

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mutual [mew-chew-al]

Adjective

1. experienced or expressed by each of two or more people about the other; reciprocal: mutual respect

2. common to or shared by two or more people: a mutual friend

3. denoting an organization, such as an insurance company, in which the policyholders or investors share the profits and expenses and there are no shareholders [Latin mutuus reciprocal]

mutuality n
mutually adv

USAGE: The use of mutual to mean common to or shared by two or more people was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable. Tautologous use of mutual should be avoided: cooperation (not mutual cooperation) between the two countries.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mutual - common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" common shared - have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately"
	2.	mutual - 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" reciprocal

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mutual

adjective shared, common, joint, interactive, returned, communal, reciprocal, interchangeable, reciprocated, correlative, requited

USAGE Mutual is sometimes used, as in a mutual friend, to mean `common to or shared by two or more people'. This use has sometimes been frowned on in the past because it does not reflect the two-way relationship contained in the origins of the word, which comes from Latin mutuus meaning `reciprocal'. However, this usage is very common and is now generally regarded as acceptable.

Translations

mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl] adj → mutuo; [friend] → común

mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl] adj → mutuel(le) → réciproque; [benefit, interest] → commun(e)

mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl] adj (feeling, attraction) → gegenseitig;

(benefit) → beiderseitig;

(interest, friend) → gemeinsam;

the feeling was mutual → das beruhte auf Gegenseitigkeit

mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl] adj → mutuo/a, reciproco/a

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mutual

adj mutual [ˈmjuːtʃuəl]

1 given etc by each of two or more to the other(s) mutual help; Their dislike was mutual. dieselfde vir mekaar مُتَبادَل взаимен vzájemný gensidig gegenseitig αμοιβαίος mutuo vastastikune دو طرفه molemminpuolinen mutuel הֲדָדִי पारस्परिक uzajaman kölcsönös saling memberi gagnkvæmur reciproco 相互の 상호의, 서로 관계가 있는 abipusis, savitarpio abpusējs; savstarpējs perasaan saling wederzijds gjensidig wzajemny mútuo reciproc, mutual взаимный, обоюдный vzájomný vzajemen uzajamni ömsesidig ซึ่งกันและกัน karşılıklı 相互的 взаємний, обопільний باہمی qua lại 相互的

2 common to, or shared by, two or more a mutual friend. gesamentlike مُشْتَرَك общ společný fælles gemeinsam κοινός mutuo ühine متقابل yhteinen mutuel הֲדָדִי zajednički közös bersama sameiginlegur comune 共通の 공통의 bendras kopējs bersama gemeenschappelijk felles wspólny mútuo comun общий spoločný skupen zajednički gemensam ซึ่งสัมพันธ์กัน ortak 共有的 спільний مشترک lẫn nhau 共有的

adv ˈmutually

gesamentlik بِصورَةٍ مُتَبادَلَه ، بصورةٍ مُشْتَرَكَه взаимно vzájemně gensidigt gegenseitig αμοιβαία mutuamente omavahel, vastastikku متقابلا keskenään mutuellement הֲדָדִית सहोपकारिता uzajamno kölcsönösen satu sama lain á gagnkvæman hátt; sameiginlega reciprocamente 相互に 서로, 상호간에, 공통으로 bendrai, abipusiškai abpusēji; savstarpēji secara bersama wederzijds gjensidig, innbyrdes wspólnie, wzajemnie mutuamente reciproc, mutual взаимно vzájomne vzajemno uzajamno ömsesidigt ร่วมกัน karşılıklı olarak 相互地 взаємно; обопільно باہمی طور پر một cách lẫn nhau 相互地