ownership
1ownership — 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… …
2ownership — 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… …
3OWNERSHIP — (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… …
4ownership — (n.) 1580s, from owner (see OWN (Cf. own) (v.)) + SHIP (Cf. ship). Ownership society (2003) was popularized by U.S. president George W. Bush …
5Ownership — 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] …
6ownership — [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,… …
7ownership — [ōn′ər ship΄] n. 1. the state or fact of being an owner 2. legal right of possession; lawful title (to something); proprietorship …
8Ownership — Own redirects here. For other uses, see OWN (disambiguation). For ownership of articles in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Ownership of articles …
9ownership — 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… …
10ownership — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ sole ▪ collective, common, fractional (AmE, law), joint, shared ▪ …
