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ownership

ownership

187 2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊnərʃɪp/
translation icon : propiedad
  • The legal documents confirmed the transfer of ownership of the property to the new buyer.
  • ownership rights
  • private ownership
  • claim ownership

There's so much to home ownership, so here's my question for you.

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Examples

  • Wealth is about ownership of things, of assets.

  • Indeed, we found that vehicle ownership was associated with health care use.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think you have some ownership in this.

  • And did you witness any transfer of ownership during this time period?

  • I am offering you a 50% ownership in this company.

  • Where the dream of home ownership is a reality for all generations.

  • The appointment of the team will establish ownership of the assessment and add credibility to the process.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many of them have multinational ownership, which is good.

  • There's so much to home ownership, so here's my question for you.

  • Chen Yi is transferring ownership to that woman he took up with.

Synonyms

equity
vsownership
  • Specialized
173 5.4

The value of what you own in a house or company after you pay off debts

is the legal state or right to possess, use, or control rather than value
title
vsownership
  • Specialized
169 4.8

The right to own something or the paper that proves you own it

is the general right to possess, use, or control things rather than proof
property right
vsownership
  • Specialized
36 4.6

Legal permission to control things like land or inventions

is the broader concept of possessing, using, or controlling things generally
dominium
vsownership
  • Archaic
9.9

The legal right to own and control property

is a broader, general legal or practical right rather than a formal legal term
possessorship
vsownership
  • Specialized
8.3

The state of owning things like land or buildings

is the legal or formal right to possess, use, or control rather than possession

Antonyms

dispossession
  • Specialized
3 8.2

A legal loss of land, property or other things someone owns

Not owning or controlling something

Compounds

Workers who own shares that give them control of their company

1 4.3

A program that lets employees buy or get shares in their company to become part owners

How Complete

ownership
187 2.5
possessorship
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

ownership singular
ownerships plural

Morphology

ownership = owner (transparent) = own + er + ship

Regular formation from the agent noun 'owner' with the suffix '-ship' to denote the state or condition of possessing.

Etymology

The word ownership comes from own, which means 'to have' or 'possess', plus the ending -ship, which means 'state' or 'quality', as in friendship. So ownership is the 'state of having' something, which explains its modern meaning of legal possession.