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Jointly vs Collective - What's the difference?

jointly | collective |

As an adverb jointly

is together, acting as one; collectively.

As an adjective collective is

formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

As a noun collective is

a farm owned by a collection of people.

jointly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Together, acting as one; collectively.
  • They agreed to jointly raise the child, even though they were no longer married.

    collective

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
  • (obsolete) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • critical and collective reason
  • (grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly'', ''army'', ''jury , etc.
  • Tending to collect; forming a collection.
  • * Young
  • Local is his throne to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.
  • Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
  • Derived terms

    * collectiveness * collectively

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A farm owned by a collection of people.
  • (especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
  • (grammar) A collective noun or name.
  • (by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
  • * 2005 , Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)
  • There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

    Derived terms

    * collectivize * collective noun

    See also

    * collective fruit (Botany), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

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