jointly

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/ ˈdʒɔɪnt li /

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adverb

together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.

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Origin of jointly

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at joint, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM jointly

quasi-jointly, adverb

Words nearby jointly

joint ill, joint issue, jointless, joint life annuity, joint life insurance, jointly, joint resolution, jointress, joint return, joint runner, joint session

How to use jointly in a sentence

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or Cares Act, which passed in the spring, authorized payments of up to $1,200 for individuals and $2,400 for couples filing jointly, based on their 2018 or 2019 federal tax returns.
Tax season 2021: A tornado is coming|Michelle Singletary|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or Cares Act, which passed in the spring, authorized payments of up to $1,200 for individuals and $2,400 for couples filing jointly, based on 2018 or 2019 federal returns.
IRS mistakenly tells tens of thousands of taxpayers they won’t get their stimulus payments|Michelle Singletary|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
The record divorce settlement gave Scott 25 percent of Bezos’s Amazon holdings, although Bezos retained sole voting power over the shares the two once jointly controlled, which at the time amounted to 16 percent of Amazon’s total shares.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO, transitioning to executive chair role|Jay Greene, Tony Romm|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The project was jointly funded by federal dollars that Metro received in the Congressional Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act and the three carriers, a Metro statement said.
The entire Metrorail system is now covered by wireless service|Justin George|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

The SEI is prepared jointly by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute, two national LGBTQ advocacy organizations.
D.C., Md., Del. win highest LGBTQ Equality Index score|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|January 25, 2021|Washington Blade
Other ads were aired by candidates, parties, or parties working jointly with candidates.
Dark Money Will Decide Which Party Controls the Senate|Center for Public Integrity|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were wiki pages where users could jointly formulate and debate the rules.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was the 2002 World Cup, held jointly by South Korea and Japan, where it all came together for me.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup|Sean Wilsey|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, while the two had jointly helped man a field office for months, they had fallen out of touch since.
Clinton’s Iowa Plan: Use Obama to Win|Ben Jacobs|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When enemies jointly struggle with tiny plates of hors d'oeuvres, they are less likely to see each other as enemies.
Israeli Politicians Forbidden to Attend Rosh Hashanah Event With Abbas|Emily L. Hauser|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Other through carriages on these trains were jointly owned by the two companies.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Were the members of them to receive the truth, and jointly to cleave to it, these societies would thereby perish.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Why should they not jointly come under explicitly avowed obligations to God?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
If A writes a libel, and B prints it and C publishes it, the person wronged may sue all jointly, or either one of them separately.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Various spirits may jointly or successively take possession of those in a state of sin.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham