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mutual

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/ (also mutual company)

Definition

a financial organization such as a building society that is owned by its members, rather than by shareholdersBanks and bank accounts
(Definition of mutual noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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