Meaning & use

jointly

adverb·Academic

Done, owned, or shared together by two or more people acting as a unit.

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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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