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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"Mutual aid" – only financial?

Hello,

Could you please suggest whether "mutual aid" refers only to

financial help of people, organisations, or countries to each

other? I've used this phrase to describe a situation in which

people help each other not financially, but generically (consoling

on a loss, helping repairing a fridge, and suchlike), and I have

received an opinion that I''m wrong.

I, personally, do not see any financial savour in this phrase.

"Mutual" indicated the symbiotic nature of such a relationship,

while "aid" means simply help. Do I miss something?

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

Top answer

I do not think that "mutual aid" necessarily has to involve the exchange of money. However, it does, to me, usually signify something larger and more organised than friends consoling each other and fixing each other's fridges. I guess it's not impossible though.

— Mr Wordy

  • I do not think that "mutual aid" necessarily has to involve the exchange of money.
  • However, it does, to me, usually signify something larger and more organised than friends consoling each other and fixing each other's fridges.
  • I guess it's not impossible though.
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I do not think that "mutual aid" necessarily has to involve the exchange of money. However, it does, to me, usually signify something larger and more organised than friends consoling each other and fixing each other's fridges. I guess it's not impossible though.
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