voluntarily
Americanadverb
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of one’s own accord or by free choice.
Students were mostly attending the sessions voluntarily, so they were reasonably well-behaved.
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by volunteers, or in a way that depends on voluntary action.
The Political Science Club is a politically neutral and voluntarily operated nonprofit organization.
Other Word Forms
- unvoluntarily adverb
Etymology
Origin of voluntarily
Example Sentences
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Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.
Beck also voluntarily forfeited and cancelled 392,155 restricted stock units.
From MarketWatch
There are other designations where the adviser may voluntarily be a fiduciary.
From MarketWatch
Four left voluntarily after learning Canada intended to remove them, one was deported, and immigration proceedings are ongoing against others.
From Barron's
Contracted runners had been promised lucrative prize money and salaries in the competition's inaugural season, but the final event was cancelled and organisers later voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the US.
From BBC
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