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noun
- 1. the act, state, or right of possessing something: "the ownership of land"
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noun. own· er· ship ˈō-nər-ˌship. Synonyms of ownership. 1. : the state, relation, or fact of being an owner. 2. : a group or organization of owners. Examples of ownership in a Sentence. The company is under private ownership.
C1. the fact that you own something: Do you have any proof of ownership of/for this car? Rates of home ownership have remained relatively constant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Having and owning - general words. acquire. acquisition. attach something to something. be endowed with something idiom. bearer. carry. holder. lay.
Ownership is the state of owning something. Anything that people own or possess gives them the quality of ownership. Wars are often fought over the ownership of land.
(oʊnəʳʃɪp ) uncountable noun. Ownership of something is the state of owning it. They decided to relax their rules on the foreign ownership of their airlines. [ + of] ...the growth of home ownership in Britain. He said that anyone trying to export goods without proof of ownership would have them seized.
Definition of ownership noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the right or state of being an owner: His business interests include ownership of a county newspaper. (Definition of ownership from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) ownership | Business English.
Define ownership. ownership synonyms, ownership pronunciation, ownership translation, English dictionary definition of ownership. n. 1. The state or fact of being an owner. 2. A group that owns something: The ownership of the team wants to make a trade for a better pitcher.
: the state or fact of owning something. Home ownership is on the rise in this country. [=an increasing number of people own their own homes in this country] The café is now under new ownership. [=different people now own the café] The company is under private ownership. OWNERSHIP meaning: the state or fact of owning something.
Ownership definition: the state or fact of being an owner. . See examples of OWNERSHIP used in a sentence.
The total body of rights to use and enjoy a property, to pass it on to someone else as an inheritance, or to convey it by sale. Ownership implies the right to possess property, regardless of whether or not the owner personally makes constructive use of it. Webster's New World Law.
