reciprocal
adjective/rɪˈsɪprəkl/
/rɪˈsɪprəkl/
- involving two people or groups who agree to help each other or behave in the same way to each other
- The two colleges have a reciprocal arrangement whereby students from one college can attend classes at the other.
- a reciprocal relationship between citizens and the state
- Anita had a reciprocal arrangement with her brother—each would take care of the other’s children if the need arose.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReciprocal is used with these nouns:- arrangement
- exchange
- relationship
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin reciprocus (based on re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’) + -al.
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