Dictionary
mu•tu•al
Pronunciation: (myOO'chOO-ul), [key]—
adj.
1. possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal:
to have mutual respect.
2. having the same relation each toward the other:
to be mutual enemies.
3. of or pertaining to each of two or more; held in common; shared:
mutual interests.
4. having or pertaining to a form of corporate organization in which there are no stockholders, and profits, losses, expenses, etc., are shared by members in proportion to the business each transacts with the company:
a mutual company.
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n.
Informal.a mutual fund.
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