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property-owning

property-owning

5.1
A person who has land or buildings that bring most of their money
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɒpərti ˈoʊnɪŋ/
translation icon : propietario
  • That only property-owning males can vote.

Examples

  • While in the earlier story he had focused his discussion of disease on the gap between the property-owning rich and the dispossessed poor, in Dracula it is the avariciousness of the middle-class imperialist that comes under scrutiny.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Privatizing parts of the state sector is an important component of Third Way strategies, but should be subordinated to the primary goal of creating a "property-owning democracy."

    Academic text (1991)

  • However, in the absence, as yet, of a property-owning middle class, the demand for democracy is not truly a demand for representation to resolve the conflicting economic interests of a pluralistic society.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Many citizens believe that achieving a property-owning lifestyle is essential for financial security.

  • In her speech, she argued that a property-owning class contributes to economic stability.

  • The government proposed new policies to encourage property-owning families to invest in their communities.

Synonyms

propertied
vsproperty-owning
  • Formal
1 7.4

Having land or other valuable things that give a person income

focuses on ownership as the main means of income
landowning
vsproperty-owning
3.8

Having land and often wealth or high social status

emphasizes income source rather than social identity

Antonyms

propertyless
1 8.4

Not having a home, money, or other things of value

Surface Forms

property-owning positive

Morphology

property-owning = property + own (transparent) = property + own + ing

The adjective is a direct compound of 'property' + 'own' (with '-ing'), so its meaning 'owning property' follows straightforwardly from the components.

Etymology

Property-owning combines property, from the Latin proprius meaning 'one's own', and owning, meaning 'having something yourself'. So it means having land or other things as your own, often as the main source of income.