word-vault/dist/data/cards/jo/joint.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "joint",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "involving two or more people together",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a joint account *(= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example shared by a couple)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report was a **joint effort** *(= we worked on it together)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They finished in joint first place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were joint owners of the house *(= they owned it together)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scheme is a joint Anglo-French operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two sides agreed to establish a joint working group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They divorced two years ago, but they have joint custody of the children."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʒɔɪnt/",
                "audio": "jo/joint/joint__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʒɔɪnt/",
                "audio": "jo/joint/joint__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’, from Latin jungere ‘to join’."
}