Jointly Common

Jointly has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions

Adverb

in collaboration or cooperation

"this paper was written jointly"

jointly

in conjunction with; combined

"our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"

"we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together"

jointly collectively conjointly together with

Together, acting as one; collectively.

"The two companies jointly launched a new product to compete in the global market."

In plain English: Jointly means doing something together as if you are both sharing responsibility for it.

"The two companies jointly launched a new product last week."

Example Sentences

"The two companies jointly launched a new product last week." adv

"We jointly decided to repaint the living room together." adv

"The neighbors jointly organized a block party for everyone." adv

"They jointly signed the lease agreement before moving in." adv

Origin

The word jointly comes from combining the noun joint with the suffix -ly to form an adverb meaning "in a shared manner." This construction follows the standard pattern of adding -ly to existing words to indicate how an action is performed.

Rhyming Words

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