You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned. The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual. + mutually mu·tu·al·ly Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless see exclusive
A commercial organisation owned by its members (as opposed to being owned by shareholders) Examples are Building Societies and some life insurance companies
You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share. They do, however, share a mutual interest in design We were introduced by a mutual friend
common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor"
If a building society or an insurance company has mutual status, it is not owned by shareholders but by its customers, who receive a share of the profits. Britain's third largest building society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank
The term mutual denotes a company that is owned by its policyholders instead of by stockholders These companies return part of their profits to policyholders as dividends
Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc
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"
{s} shared by each of a pair, reciprocal, joint in experience or ownership; interactive; having the same feelings one for another