Jointly Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪntli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advTogether with one or more other parties; in cooperation.
advTogether, acting as one; collectively.
Sentence Examples
The two labs jointly published their findings in the same journal.
They worked jointly on this project.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To combine their resources, the firms operated ____ in the venture for mutual benefit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two companies will ____ develop the new technology.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English joint Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English jointly From joint + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Interlaken East station is jointly owned with the standard gauge Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway from Bern and Thun and the Swiss Federal Railways metre-gauge Brünig line from Lucerne, but is managed and staffed by the Bernese Oberland group."
— 1960 December 26, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 750:
"As a result of that Ministerial, the four Attorneys General – of the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – have jointly pledged to target MS-13."
— 2017 April 18, “DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FACT SHEET ON MS-13”, in United States Department of Justice, page 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To combine their resources, the firms operated ____ in the venture for mutual benefit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two companies will ____ develop the new technology.