reciprocity









reciprocity


noun

  1. a reciprocal state or relation.
  2. reciprocation; mutual exchange.
  3. the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other.

noun plural -ities

  1. reciprocal action or relation
  2. a mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
n.

1766, from French réciprocité (18c.), from reciproque, from Latin reciprocus, past participle of reciprocare (see reciprocal).

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