C1adverbworkbusiness
US/ˌvɑː.lənˈter.əl.i/
UK/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.əl.i/
because you choose to, not because you are forced or paid to
In context
Nobody fired him; he left the company voluntarily to start his own business.
The firm voluntarily recalled 10,000 rice cookers after reports of overheating.
Many staff voluntarily took a pay cut to save colleagues' jobs during the crisis.
Words that go with voluntarily
verb + adverb
- leave voluntarilygo away because you choose toEmployees who leave voluntarily may not receive severance pay.
- participate voluntarilytake part by free choice, not by forceStudents may participate voluntarily in the research study.
adverb + verb
- voluntarily resignquit a job by your own choiceThe director voluntarily resigned after the scandal.
- voluntarily agreesay yes by your own free choiceNo one forced him; he voluntarily agreed to the terms.