mutual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Having the same relationship, each to each other.

   They were mutual enemies.

2. 2
   adj

   Collective, done or held in common.

   Mutual insurance.

3. 3
   adj

   Reciprocal.

   They had mutual fear of each other.

4. 4
   adj

   Possessed in common.

   They had been introduced by a mutual friend.

5. 5
   adj

   concerning each of two or more persons or things

6. 6
   adj

   common to or shared by two or more parties

7. 7
   adj

   Owned by the members.

8. 8
   noun

   A mutual fund.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.