Meaning & use
Reciprocative
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Involving or characterized by mutual give-and-take between two parties.
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The treaty established a reciprocative arrangement in which each country lowered tariffs on the other's goods.
Good mentorship tends to be reciprocative, benefiting both the mentor and the mentee.
A note on using this word
"Reciprocative" is a rarer, more formal cousin of "reciprocal," and most style guides recommend the shorter word in everyday writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
one-sided
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