English Explanatory Dictionary

ownership

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
  2. Responsibility for or control over something.

Pronunciation

/ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ /ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ en-us-ownership.ogg

Word forms

ownership ownerships

Etymology

From owner + -ship.

Synonyms

owndom ownership possession proprietorship propriety

Antonyms

nonownership nonpossession

Derived words

absentee ownership antiownership community ownership co-ownership cross-ownership holiday ownership homeownership home ownership interownership multi-ownership nonownership ownership equity public ownership state ownership
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