reciprocity

UK: /ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ/ US: /ˌrɛsəˈprɑsɪti/ ,(res′ə pros′i tē)

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rec•i•proc•i•ty /ˌrɛsəˈprɑsɪti/   n. [uncountable]

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

See -cep-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rec•i•proc•i•ty  (res′ə pros′i tē), n. 

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.

• Latin reciproc(us) (see reciprocal) + -ity
• 1760–70

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reciprocity / ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ/ noun ( -ities)

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

Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Latin reciprocus reciprocal