Mutual Definition

myo͝ocho͝o-əl

adjective

Done, felt, etc. by each of two or more for or toward the other or others; reciprocal.

Mutual admiration.

Webster's New World

Of, or having the same relationship toward, each other or one another.

Mutual enemies.

Webster's New World

Having the same relationship to each other.

American Heritage

Shared in common; joint.

Our mutual friend.

Webster's New World

Designating or of a type of insurance in which the policyholders elect the directors, share in the profits, and agree to indemnify one another against loss.

Webster's New World

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noun

A mutual fund.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Mutual

Noun

Singular:

mutual

Plural:

mutuals

Origin of Mutual

French mutuel from Old French from Latin mūtuus borrowed mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French mutuel, from Latin mutuus.

From Wiktionary