different between mutual vs commons

English

Alternative forms

• mut. (abbreviation)
• mutuall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin m?tuus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mju?t??u?l/

Adjective

mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)

1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

2. Collective, done or held in common.

3. Reciprocal.

4. Possessed in common.
   • 1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808 (page 216)

     On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]

5. (Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.

Synonyms

• (done or held in common): mutual, shared; see also Thesaurus:joint
• (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal

Translations

Noun

mutual (plural mutuals)

1. A mutual fund.
2. (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization.
3. (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.

Translations

Anagrams

• umlaut

Romanian

Etymology

From French mutuel

Adjective

mutual m or n (feminine singular mutual?, masculine plural mutuali, feminine and neuter plural mutuale)

1. reciprocal

Declension

Related terms

• mutualism
• mutualitate

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu?twal/, [mu?t?wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: mu?tual

Adjective

mutual (plural mutuales)

1. mutual

   Synonym: mutuo

Derived terms

• mutualidad

Further reading

• “mutual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: k?m??nz, IPA^(key): /?k?m?nz/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?m??nz, IPA^(key): /?k?m?nz/
• Hyphenation: com?mons

Noun

commons

1. plural of common

Noun

commons

1. A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
2. A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.

   The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.

   The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.

   The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.

3. (figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.

   Synonym: res communis

   "The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.

4. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse.
5. (obsolete, Britain, Oxford University) Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
6. Food in general; rations.

   short commons

Synonyms

• (outhouse): common house, House of Commons; see also Thesaurus:bathroom

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

commons

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of common

References

• commons in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Verb

commons

1. first-person plural present indicative of commer
2. first-person plural imperative of commer