Meaning & use
arrangements for mutual advantage
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Meanings
phrasefixed phraseformal
Practical deals or agreements that give each side some benefit.
Grammar: Used as a plural noun phrase; it takes a plural verb: arrangements for mutual advantage are common.
Patterns
- make arrangements for mutual advantage
- enter into arrangements for mutual advantage
The two companies signed arrangements for mutual advantage, sharing both costs and profits.
Trade talks produced arrangements for mutual advantage rather than a clear winner.
Such arrangements for mutual advantage work best when both sides trust each other.
phrasefixed phraseformal
Plans or preparations designed so that everyone involved gains something.
Grammar: Often follows verbs like 'create' or 'put in place'; the phrase itself does not change form.
Patterns
- create arrangements for mutual advantage
- put arrangements for mutual advantage in place
The committee put arrangements for mutual advantage in place before the merger.
We need arrangements for mutual advantage, not one side giving everything away.
Common combinations
- make arrangements
- They made arrangements to share the warehouse.
- enter into an arrangement
- Both firms entered into an arrangement that cut shipping costs.
- mutual advantage
- The deal was based on mutual advantage.
- to mutual advantage
- The partnership was changed to mutual advantage.
Synonyms and how they differ
- win-win deal
- Informal and focuses on both sides gaining; 'arrangements for mutual advantage' sounds more formal and official.
- reciprocal agreement
- Emphasizes that each side gives something to the other, while the headword stresses the shared benefit.
Opposites
Word family
- arrange verb
- to plan or organize something in advance
- arrangement noun
- a plan or agreement, or the way things are placed
Commonly confused: arrangements for mutual advantage or mutually advantageous?
arrangements for mutual advantage vs mutually advantageous
That is an adjective phrase describing something beneficial to both sides; the headword is a noun phrase naming the deals themselves.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Arrangements' is a plural noun phrase, so 'reached arrangements for mutual advantage' fits. Option 1 wrongly adds 'an' before a plural, and options 2 and 3 change the fixed wording.
Make it your own
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