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reciprocity
[ res-uh-pros-i-tee ]
noun
- a reciprocal state or relation.
- reciprocation; mutual exchange.
- 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.
reciprocity
/ ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ /
noun
- reciprocal action or relation
- a mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
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Other Words From
- nonrec·i·proci·ty noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reciprocity1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reciprocity1
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Example Sentences
Revisiting the soul music of Womack is a good first step to rescuing the reciprocity necessary for real intimacy.
The ethic of reciprocity lies at its center: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
So to have these exchanges, the reciprocity has been marvelous.
This was inconvenient, so I can see why the gun lobby wants a national concealed-carry-permit reciprocity law.
The U.S. has transferred seven prisoners to Russia over the last two years, Kerry said, and the U.S. expects reciprocity.
When there, he became convinced of the great importance of reciprocity to the people of the island.
In official circles reciprocity was sought as a homeopathic cure for the desire for annexation.
Laurier would not go so far, and the policy of unrestricted reciprocity was made the official programme in 1888.
The Liberals, with their policy of unrestricted reciprocity, seemed destined to reap the advantage of this rising tide of feeling.
Time and again she had sought reciprocity, only to have her proposals rejected, often with contemptuous indifference.
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