reciprocity
[res-uh-pros-i-tee]
- 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.
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Origin of reciprocity
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Contemporary Examples
Revisiting the soul music of Womack is a good first step to rescuing the reciprocity necessary for real intimacy.
Bobby Womack’s Sexual Democracy: The Late Soul Legend Preached Mutual PleasureDavid Masciotra
June 29, 2014
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.
Good faith can produce creative plans for reciprocity and greater integration.
Reciprocity when it comes to loss is not a justification for bloodthirstiness but rather a demand for exactness.
Historical Examples
Reciprocity becomes a mutual duty, for there are mutual needs.
What have you to give us as reciprocity for the benefit of going to our islands?
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
But if this be so, then there must be in our minds a certain power of reciprocity.
The ArenaVarious
The Reciprocity Treaty comes in for its share of consideration.
Sometimes, however, reciprocity of correlation does not appear to exist.
The CategoriesAristotle
reciprocity
- reciprocal action or relation
- a mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
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Word Origin
C18: via French from Latin reciprocus reciprocal
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Word Origin and History for reciprocity
n.
1766, from French réciprocité (18c.), from reciproque, from Latin reciprocus, past participle of reciprocare (see reciprocal).
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