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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReciprocal agreement
/rɪˈsɪp.rə.kəl əˈɡriː.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A formal pact or contract between two or more parties, organizations, or nations in which each side agrees to provide equivalent benefits, privileges, or concessions to the other.
"The two neighboring countries signed a reciprocal agreement allowing citizens to access each other's public healthcare systems." - 2
An arrangement where tax authorities or institutions mutually waive certain requirements or taxes for non-residents.
"Several states have a reciprocal agreement so that employees only pay income tax where they reside rather than where they work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'reciprocal', originating from the Latin 'reciprocus' (returning the same way, alternating) dating back to the mid-16th century, and 'agreement', derived from the Old French 'agreement', stemming from Latin roots meaning to come to one mind. Historically integrated into legal, diplomatic, and economic contexts to describe mutual obligations between parties.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reciprocal agreement" is said worldwide
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accord de réciprocité
Transliteration: akɔʁ də ʁesipʁosite
"Les deux gouvernements ont conclu un accord de réciprocité commerciale."
Gegenseitigkeitsvereinbarung
Transliteration: ɡəˈɡaɪ̯nt͡saɪ̯tɪɡkaɪ̯tsfəɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nbaʁʊŋ
"Die Steuerbehörden haben eine Gegenseitigkeitsvereinbarung getroffen."
accordo di reciprocità
Transliteration: akˈkɔrdo di retʃiproˈtʃita
"Hanno firmato un accordo di reciprocità per il riconoscimento dei titoli di studio."
acuerdo de reciprocidad
Transliteration: aˈkweɾðo ðe reθipɾouiˈðað
"El tratado se basa en un acuerdo de reciprocidad entre ambas naciones."
acordo de reciprocidade
Transliteration: aˈkoɾdu dʒi ʁesiˌpɾosiˈdadʒi
"Os países assinaram um acordo de reciprocidade na área de previdência social."
पारस्परिक समझौता
Transliteration: parasparik samajhauta
"दोनों देशों ने वीजा नियमों पर एक पारस्परिक समझौता किया है।"
互惠协议
Transliteration: hùhuì xiéyì
"两国签署了一项关税互惠协议。"
상호 협정
Transliteration: sangho hyeopjeong
"양국은 무역에 관한 상호 협정을 체결했다."
相互協定
Transliteration: sōgo kyōtei
"両国はビザ免除に関する相互協定を結んだ。"
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