title
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈtaɪtəl/
- Specialized
:
título de propiedad
- The Torrens system provides for title to land by registration rather than by deed.
- land title
- transfer of title
- legal title
And so if your name's on that title, you don't own it.
- And so if your name's on that title, you don't own it.
- He pawned the car or he took out a title loan on the car, right?
- I'll link up with my lenders and my title company to help offset those costs.
- He is title counsel for Master Title Agency and we get into.
Examples
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So far, however, the government has not formally entrenched native title rights in law.
Academic text (2011) -
"Here is a copy of the title deed," she said, passing it to Perry Jr.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'll sign over the title today.
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If they take the land from South Africans, that title means nothing.
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You all bought title to this land from Mr. Pickering, I realize.
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Legally, since he is gone, the title of the Carlyle estate falls to me.
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Yet even in these officially designated places, Orang Asli cannot obtain individual titles to land.
Academic text (2011) -
The lawyer presented the title to the property to prove ownership.
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After years of waiting, she finally received the title for her new house.
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The bank requested a copy of the title as part of the mortgage application process.
Synonyms
187
2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
152
5.8
A signed paper that shows who owns land or a house
2
6.1
An official paper that shows who owns a house or land
A paper that shows who owns land or a house
Documents that prove who owns land or property
Antonyms
- Specialized
10
8.0
Losing property, such as money or a house, as a penalty for doing something wrong
Compounds
- Specialized
A page at the start of a book that shows only the title before the main title page
- Formal
An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people
- Jargon
A short title appears at the top of each page to show the chapter or section
- Specialized
A page near the front of a book that shows the series name and other details
- Formal
A heading at the start of a law or bill that gives its name and brief description
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Title comes from the Latin titulus, which meant 'label' or 'heading'. In law a title is the official label or document that shows who owns land or property, so 'having title' means having the right to own it.