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mutuality
mu·tu·al M0503200 (myo͞o′cho͞o-əl)adj.1. a. Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal: mutual respect.b. Having the same relationship to each other: "They were cognitive companions, mutual brain-pickers" (Cynthia Ozick).c. Possessed in common: mutual interests.2. Of, relating to, or in the form of mutual insurance.n. A mutual fund.
[French mutuel, from Old French, from Latin mūtuus, borrowed; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mu′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.mu′tu·al·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mutuality - a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious"mutualnessreciprocality, reciprocity - a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence | | 2. | mutuality - a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)interdependence, interdependencyreciprocality, reciprocity - a relation of mutual dependence or action or influencecommensalism - the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging itparasitism - the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)mutualism, symbiosis - the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the othersharing - having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"sharing - using or enjoying something jointly with others |
Translationsmutuality
mutuality A term adopted by the NHS to describe the Scottish Government's approach to delivering health services in Scotland, which was borrowed from Nicola Sturgeon’s foreword to Better Health, Better Care (Scottish Government, 2007), which states: “A mutual NHS is a vision based on a shift from seeing people as ‘patients’ or ‘service users’, to a new ethos for health that sees people and NHS staff as partners, or co-owners in the NHS, who have real involvement, representation and a voice that is heard."LegalSeeMutualmutuality
Mutual1. See: Mutual fund.
2. See: Mutual assent.
3. See: Mutual insurance.
4. See: Mutuality of obligation.mutuality the principle that managers should not change any aspect of WORK ORGANIZATION without first securing the agreement of SHOP STEWARDS or TRADE UNION officials. See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.mutuality
Related to mutuality: Mutuality of ObligationSynonyms for mutualitynoun a reciprocality of sentimentsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)Synonyms- interdependence
- interdependency
Related Words- reciprocality
- reciprocity
- commensalism
- parasitism
- mutualism
- symbiosis
- sharing
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