Difference between Mutual and Shared

What is the difference between Mutual and Shared?

Mutual as an adjective is having the same relationship, each to each other. while Shared as an adjective is used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.

Mutual

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having the same relationship, each to each other. Reciprocal. Possessed in common. Relating to a form of mutual insurance or financial institution.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mutual fund etc

Example sentence: Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.

Shared

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

Example sentence: The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion.

We hope you now know whether to use Mutual or Shared in your sentence.

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