reciprocalre‧cip‧ro‧cal /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/ ●○○ adjective formal 
He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides. Such treaties provide reciprocal rights and obligations.—reciprocally /-kli/ adverb
WORD ORIGINreciprocal
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin reciprocus ‘returning the same way’, from re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In countries which do not have reciprocal health agreements with your own, you will need to take out health insurance.
- Iran's leaders expected a reciprocal gesture of goodwill.
- Senior officials from both countries make regular visits on a reciprocal basis.
- The French students come to our school in November, and we then make a reciprocal visit to theirs.
- All discourse is more or less reciprocal, if only because it is based upon assumptions about receivers.
- Always confirm that it was overhead by calling until a reciprocal is received.
- Harmony and collective company effort is portrayed as a reciprocal bargain.
- I now know that the anger is reciprocal.
- On culture, student exchanges would be increased and reciprocal cultural and information centres opened in Washington and Moscow.
- The relationship between City College and its students was actually a fairly reciprocal one.
- There is open access to undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as reciprocal facilities in Science and Social Science departments.
Longman Language Activatorhappening during the time that something else happens
use this to say that each of two or more people do the same thing to the other person or people, or have the same feelings towards them: · The twins looked at one another and giggled.· You can tell that George and Hannah like each other, can't you?· By the end of the holiday we were all beginning to annoy each other.each ... the other: · When Kerry and Sam met again two years later, each was equally pleased to see the other.· The brothers started to quarrel, each accusing the other of being responsible for the mistake.
: exchange looks/glances/insults etc look at each other, insult each other etc: · Danny and his lawyer exchanged uneasy looks.· As Sally approached wearing her new dress, the others exchanged glances and tried not to laugh.· The two men were exchanging insults and accusing each other of mismanagement.
: mutual respect/hatred/support etc respecting, hating etc each other equally: · A good marriage should be based on mutual love and respect.· The meeting broke up in an atmosphere of mutual irritation.the feeling is mutual (=both people feel the same): · He was very much in love with Hilda and the feeling appeared to be mutual.
formal: reciprocal agreement/arrangement/visit etc an agreement etc in which one person or country does or gives the same thing to another, as they have officially agreed to do: · The French students come to our school in November, and we then make a reciprocal visit to theirs.· In countries which do not have reciprocal health agreements with your own, you will need to take out health insurance.on a reciprocal basis (=with the understanding that both people, countries etc will do the same): · Senior officials from both countries make regular visits on a reciprocal basis.
: two-way communication/exchange/contact etc when two people or groups have an equal chance to express their opinions and are listening to or helping each other: · It was impossible to have a two-way conversation with Derek, because he never stopped talking.· Managers who want two-way communication with their staff must be prepared to listen to what they have to say.
: trade insults/threats/blows etc to insult, threaten etc each other in an argument or fight, especially in public: · The prime minister and his chancellor exchanged insults on the front pages of the national newspapers last week.· The debating chamber is often simply used as a platform for trading verbal abuse.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a reciprocal arrangement or relationship is one in which two people or groups do or give the same things to each other: He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides.· For reciprocal altruism in mobile animals, as demonstrated by packer in baboons, more is needed.· The criteria for reciprocal altruism seem fulfilled as the interactions seem based upon expectations of reciprocation.· In reciprocal altruism individuals are not required to have any particular genetic relatedness with one another.· So, it looks like a promising case for a bit of reciprocal altruism.
· You can make this a reciprocal arrangement.· This proved to be so commercially successful that it became a reciprocal arrangement, with Mills and Boon importing Harlequin titles.· Larger companies have contacts throughout the world and reciprocal arrangements with foreign agencies.· It would be helpful if some reciprocal arrangement led to college representation on the board of an appropriate company.
· Control, in short, is regarded as a reciprocal relationship.· Case studies show that there is a reciprocal relationship between calcium and phosphorus.· The reciprocal relationship between pamphlet and newspaper insertion was only one way in which reformers used both the London and provincial press.· When we see existence itself as the divine body we create a more reciprocal relationship.· In a bilateral system comprising a network of reciprocal relationships the entity against which claims are made is evident.· The reciprocal relationship embodies two-way communication, with each open to be influenced by the other.· He even hints that there may be a reciprocal relationship between the metaphoric and proper components of his schema.
He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides. Such treaties provide reciprocal rights and obligations.—reciprocally /-kli/ adverb