mutual

== English == === Alternative forms === mut. (abbreviation) mutuall (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ === Adjective === mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual) Having the same relationship, each to each other. Collective, done or held in common. Reciprocal. Possessed in common. (business, finance, insurance) Owned by the members. ==== Synonyms ==== (done or held in common): shared; see also Thesaurus:joint (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === mutual (plural mutuals) A mutual fund. (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization. (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts. Synonym: moot ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === umlaut == Catalan == === Etymology === From French mutuel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [mu.tuˈal] === Adjective === mutual m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutuals) mutual Synonym: mutu ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mutual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mutuel. By surface analysis, mutuu +‎ -al. === Adjective === mutual m or n (feminine singular mutuală, masculine plural mutuali, feminine/neuter plural mutuale) reciprocal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== mutualism mutualitate == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muˈtwal/ [muˈt̪wal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mu‧tual === Adjective === mutual m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutuales) mutual Synonym: mutuo ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === mutual m or f by sense (plural mutuales or mutuals) (social media) mutual === Further reading === “mutual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025