Definition of MUTUAL

mutual

Plural: mutuals

Adjective Satellite

  • common to or shared by two or more parties
    • "the mutual interests of management and labor"

Adjective

  • Experienced or done by each of two or more parties toward the other.
  • concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
    • "mutual respect"

Adj

  • Having the same relationship, each to each other.
  • Collective, done or held in common.
  • Reciprocal.
  • Possessed in common.
  • Owned by the members.

Noun

  • A mutual fund.
  • A mutual organization.
  • Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.

Examples

  • Mutual insurance.
  • The players had a mutual respect for each other’s Scrabble skills.
  • They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
  • They had mutual fear of each other.
  • They were mutual enemies.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus.

Antonyms

nonreciprocal

Scrabble Score: 8

mutual: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mutual: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mutual: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mutual: valid Words With Friends Word