mutual

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(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other:

Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.

Both countries are acting to their mutual advantage.

The agreement was terminated by mutual consent.

a financial organization that is owned by its members, rather than by shareholders:

Mutuals offer good returns because all the profits go to the policyholders.

a person who is the friend of two people who may or may not know each other:

When we broke up I thought I'd lose a lot of mutuals.

A lot of couples meet through mutual friends.

a person on social media who follows you (= chooses to see what you post), and who you follow:

Let's be Instagram mutuals!

If you target your message using the @ reply function, your conversations will only be seen by mutual followers.

(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other:

The organization promotes mutual understanding between peoples.

We let the subject drop, by mutual agreement.

A mutual friend is someone who is a friend of each of two or more other people:

They were gossiping about parties and mutual friends.

used to describe something that is done or felt by all or both people in a group:

by mutual agreement/consent He has now left the company by mutual agreement.

mutual benefit/advantage Firms often do business together for purposes of mutual benefit.

mutual respect/understanding/interest Ours will be a partnership based on fairness and mutual respect.

a mutual decision

used for describing a financial organization that is owned by its members, rather than by shareholders:

We are a mutual building society and that means we can pay good savings rates to customers instead of paying out dividends to shareholders.

a financial organization such as a building society that is owned by its members, rather than by shareholders:

Some mutuals converted to banks.