ownership — own‧er‧ship [ˈəʊnəʆɪp ǁ ˈoʊnər ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the state of owning something: • Car ownership by teenagers tripled during the decade. • Home ownership is more common in Britain than in Europe generally. • Limited partnerships give… … Financial and business terms
ownership — own·er·ship n: the state, relation, or fact of being an owner; also: the rights or interests of an owner reduced their ownership by one third absolute ownership: ownership esp. by a single person that is free of any encumbrances or limitations… … Law dictionary
OWNERSHIP — (Heb. בַּעֲלות, ba alut). As a proprietary right, ownership is the most important of all rights in property, all other rights being inferior to it. The distinction between ownership and other proprietary rights is apparent not only in matters of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ownership — (n.) 1580s, from owner (see OWN (Cf. own) (v.)) + SHIP (Cf. ship). Ownership society (2003) was popularized by U.S. president George W. Bush … Etymology dictionary
Ownership — Own er*ship, n. The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ownership — [n] possession of property buying, claim, control, cut, deed, dominion, end, hand, having, holding, occupancy, partnership, piece, possessorship, property, proprietary rights, proprietorship, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, takeover,… … New thesaurus
ownership — [ōn′ər ship΄] n. 1. the state or fact of being an owner 2. legal right of possession; lawful title (to something); proprietorship … English World dictionary
Ownership — Own redirects here. For other uses, see OWN (disambiguation). For ownership of articles in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Ownership of articles … Wikipedia
ownership — Collection of rights to use and enjoy property, including right to transmit it to others. Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy v. Exeter, 92 N.H. 473, 33 A.2d 665, 673. The complete dominion, title, or proprietary right in a thing or claim. The… … Black's law dictionary
ownership — own|er|ship W3S3 [ˈəunəʃıp US ˈounər ] n [U] the fact of owning something ownership of ▪ a dispute over the ownership of the land public/private/state ownership ▪ The company was returned to private ownership in mid 1987. ▪ The price of home… … Dictionary of contemporary English
