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# jointly

adverb (jointly)

«jointly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Jointly means together, shared by two or more people: «jointly owned». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#m1)
2. Jointly means done by working as a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal and legal language things are jointly owned or jointly organised. In maths problems «jointly» can signal that amounts are added together or shared. Phrases: «jointly owned», «jointly responsible», «jointly organised».

### Examples

- The two schools jointly organised the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x1)
- The house is jointly owned by my parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x2)
- Sam and Ali jointly won first prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x3)
- They are jointly responsible for the mess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x4)
- Two families jointly paid 600 dollars; how much did each pay if equal? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x5)
- The project was jointly run by two teachers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/#x6)

### Note

Formal; in speech say «together». Adjective: joint («a joint effort»). Maths: jointly paid means the total is shared; if equal, divide.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jointly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jointly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jointly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jointly.html) on Mova free.