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/joynt"lee/, adv.together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.[1300-50; ME; see JOINT, -LY]
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Jointly — Joint ly, adv. In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately. [1913 Webster] Then jointly to the ground their knees they bow. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jointly — joint·ly adv: in a joint manner; esp: so as to be or become subject to joint liability Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. jointly adv … Law dictionary
jointly — (adv.) c.1300, from JOINT (Cf. joint) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). It seems to have chased out joinly (early 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
jointly — [adv] as one accordingly, agreeably, alike, arm in arm*, coincidentally, collectively, combined, companionably, concomitantly, concurrently, conjointly, connectedly, cooperatively, en masse, hand in glove*, hand in hand*, harmoniously, in a group … New thesaurus
jointly — [joint′lē] adv. in a joint manner; together … English World dictionary
jointly — joint joint [dʒɔɪnt] adjective [only before a noun] shared by, owned by, or involving two or more people, organizations, or countries: • The companies made a joint statement last night. • The two men were appointed joint managing directors in… … Financial and business terms
jointly — / dʒɔɪntli/ adverb together with one or more other people ● to own a property jointly ● to manage a company jointly ● They are jointly liable for damages. ♦ jointly and severally liable liable both as a group and as individuals … Dictionary of banking and finance
jointly — adv. Jointly is used with these adjectives: ↑liable, ↑responsible Jointly is used with these verbs: ↑administer, ↑award, ↑charge, ↑conduct, ↑file, ↑finance, ↑fund, ↑host, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
jointly — adverb Together, acting as one. They agreed to jointly raise the child, even though they were no longer married … Wiktionary
jointly — adverb Hitachi and NEC will jointly develop business software Syn: together, in partnership, in cooperation, cooperatively, in conjunction, in collaboration, in concert, as one, in combination, mutually; in league, in alliance; in collusion … Thesaurus of popular words
