ownership en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ (General-American)
- /ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English ouner English owner Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English ownership From owner + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly. […] It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership.
1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:In the summer, DCC [Devon County Council] transferred ownership of the northern part of the station to NR for a nominal £1, enabling it (and the platform) to become part of the rail network.
2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, in RAIL, number 944, page 43:
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(countable, uncountable) Responsibility for or control over something.
The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ownerships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
holiday ownership · public ownership · nonownership · home ownership · interownership · absentee ownership · co-ownership · multi-ownership · ownership equity · homeownership · state ownership · cross-ownership · antiownership · community ownership
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Synonyms
possession · owndom · ownership · propriety · proprietorship
Translations (74)
pl własność (legal status) · pt propriedade (legal status) · nn eigarskap (legal status) · mk владеење (legal status) · uk володі́ння (legal status) · fr propriété (legal status) · ru владе́ние (legal status) · be улада́нне (legal status) · es tituralidad (legal status) · bg владе́ние (legal status) · gl propiedade (legal status) · sh vlasništvo (legal status) · bg притежание (legal status) · sl lastništvo (legal status) · cs vlastnictví (legal status) · ka მფლობელობა (legal status) · de Eigentum (legal status) · ca propietat (legal status) · ka საკუთრება (legal status) · tr iyelik (legal status) · cy perchnogaeth (legal status) · id pemilikan (legal status) · ru со́бственность (legal status) · la proprietas (legal status) · la dominium (legal status) · ota ملكیت (legal status) · ka მესაკუთრეობა (legal status) · te స్వామ్యం (legal status) · ang āgenung (legal status) · ro proprietăți (legal status) · cmn 所有權 /所有权 (legal status) · hi स्वामित्व (legal status) · bn মালিকানা (legal status) · be вало́данне (legal status) · de Verantwortung (with übernehmen) (responsibility for something) · hi मल्कियत (legal status) · ga úinéireacht (legal status) · ar مُلْكِيَّة (legal status) · sk vlastnenie (legal status) · tr malik (legal status) · es propiedad (legal status) · tl pagmamay-ari (legal status) · hu tulajdonjog (legal status) · ast propiedá (legal status) · be вало́даньне (legal status) · ota صاحبلك (legal status) · es juro (legal status) · ga dílseacht (legal status) · sux 𒉆𒈗 (legal status) · ml ഉടമസ്ഥത (legal status) · nds-de Egendom (legal status) · sv ägande (legal status) · sv ägarskap (legal status) · be улада́ньне (legal status) · ru пра́во со́бственности (legal status) · sw umilikaji (legal status) · pl odpowiedzialność (responsibility for something) · it proprietà (legal status) · es dueñesco (legal status) · fi omistus (legal status) · tr sahiplik (legal status) · ja 所有権 (legal status) · nl eigendom (legal status) · afb ملكية (legal status) · ko 소유권 (legal status) · ka ფლობა (legal status) · ro proprietate (legal status) · it padronanza (legal status) · pl posiadanie (legal status) · mi rangatiratanga (legal status) · fi omistaminen (legal status) · nl verantwoordelijkheid nemen (responsibility for something) · ms pemilikan (legal status) · id kepemilikan (legal status)