Meaning & use
jointly
Done, owned, or shared together by two or more people acting as a unit.
See it in a sentence
The two scientists jointly published a paper on renewable battery materials.
The house is owned jointly by the three siblings after their parents passed.
A note on using this word
Jointly is common in legal and financial contexts, as in "jointly and severally liable," which signals shared responsibility.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
separatelyindividually
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