dually

adverb

du·​al·​ly ˈdü-ə(l)-ˌlē 

 also  ˈdyü-

: in a double capacity : in two ways

Since the library functions dually as a working room for a writer and a space for entertaining, the architect was careful to make a place for everything.

—Carol Vogel

… rising prescription drug costs for those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid …

—Inside Health Reform

Examples of dually in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These plans focus on people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid or have chronic diseases (C-SNPs) or are home or institution bound (I-SNP). —Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Compared to those students who dually enrolled at community colleges, however, four-year-institution dual enrollees were less likely to live in a lower income neighborhood or to identify as Black or Hispanic. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

Christina Glorioso will continue to lead the training and development of our Sales team through our Center of Excellence program, reporting into me, and Melissa Laux will continue to lead Sales Enablement, dually reporting into Karen Kovacs and me. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024

The 20 largest Chinese companies dually listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq tacked on $71 billion of market capitalization in the U.S., led by e-commerce giants Alibaba and Temu parent Pinduoduo. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above