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Noun: reciprocity  ,re-su'pró-si-tee
  1. A relation of mutual dependence, action or influence
    "The reciprocity between supply and demand is a fundamental economic principle";
    - reciprocality
     
  2. Mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
    "The trade agreement was based on the principle of reciprocity"

Derived forms: reciprocities

Type of: give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation, relation

Encyclopedia: Reciprocity