Meaning of RECIPROCITY
| Pronunciation: | | `resu'prâsitee
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- [n] mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
- [n] a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
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| | Synonyms: | | reciprocality |
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| | See Also: | | complementarity, correlation, correlativity, give-and-take, interchange, interdependence, interdependency, inverse, mutuality, mutualness, reciprocal, reciprocation, relation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rec`i*proc"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]ciprocit['e]. See
{Reciprocal}.]
1. Mutual action and reaction.
2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights;
reciprocation.
{Reciprocity treaty}, or {Treaty of reciprocity}, a treaty
concluded between two countries, conferring equal
privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in
other respects.
Syn: Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality.
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| | Definition: | | a mode of exchange in which transactions take place between individuals who are symmetrically placed, i.e. they are exchanging as equals, neither being in a dominant position. |
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