jointly
pronunciation
How to pronounce jointly in British English:
UK [dʒɔɪntlɪ]
How to pronounce jointly in American English:
US [ˈdʒɔɪntlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in collaboration or cooperation
- in conjunction with; combined
Word Origin
- jointly (adv.)
- c. 1300, from joint (adj.) + -ly (2). It seems to have chased out joinly (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. What is the plan for discharging jointly acquired debt ?
- 2. The study was funded by bristol-myers squibb and pfizer , who are working jointly to develop apixaban .
- 3. They jointly built an industrial park .
- 4. I propose that member states jointly reward good behaviour by taking over that obligation .
- 5. Thursday 's announcement marked the first time the allies have jointly launched an initiative .