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ownership

[ oh-ner-ship ]

/ ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /

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noun

the state or fact of being an owner.

legal right of possession; proprietorship.

Origin of ownership

First recorded in 1575–85; owner + -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM ownership

in·ter·own·er·ship, noun self-own·er·ship, noun

Words nearby ownership

own up, owner, owner-occupied, owner-occupier, owner-operator, ownership, ownership flat, owosso, owren's disease, owse, owt

Example sentences from the Web for ownership

We fight over their ownership and control, as if reality were a resource as scarce as the water and oil in Mad Max.

On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim |James Poulos |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In almost every sphere of life, the trend is to trade in ownership for access.

How Young People Are Destroying Liberty |James Poulos |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Federal law prohibits children under 18 years of age from purchasing guns, but ownership and operation are different matters.

Where Kids as Young as 5 Learn to Shoot Automatic Weapons |Brandy Zadrozny |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Wall Street Journal, which just turned 125, has thrived under his ownership.

Don’t Count Rupert Murdoch Out Yet: Why The Magnate Hasn’t Given Up on Time Warner |Daniel Gross |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The only instance in which ownership was involved was the New York Knicks.

Donald Sterling’s Very Own Shark Tank |Robert Silverman |June 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The workman, however, still retains the ownership of the implements of his craft and works in his own house.

The Evolution of Modern Capitalism |John Atkinson Hobson
He turned to us and motioned us as though to ownership, bowing with grave courtesy as he himself left the room.

The Way of a Man |Emerson Hough
The two most approved sources of wealth were the ownership of immense estates and the ownership of productive mines.

The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) |Justin H. Smith
Fortunately, he felt the Duchess at his back, seated there with an air of ownership, and watching him with a look of authority.

The Enemies of Women |Vicente Blasco Ibez
After his death the ownership was disputed, the works fell into ruins, and the mine became filled with water.

Salvador of the Twentieth Century |Percy F. Martin

British Dictionary definitions for ownership

ownership

/ (ˈəʊnəʃɪp) /

noun

the state or fact of being an owner

legal right of possession; proprietorship