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shipowning

shipowning

5.5
The business of having ships to carry goods or people
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɪpˌoʊnɪŋ/
: armamento
  • Due to the lack of studies on the development of the shipping industry in Italy, we do not have the information necessary to document the role the Genoese shipowning class played in defining the political strategies of the Italian state with regard to emigration.
  • shipowning class

Examples

  • The scant interest shown by the elites and educated public opinion in the problems of emigration traffic through Genoa seems to be determined by the extreme dependence of the local and national powers on the economic and political strategies of the shipowning classes; however, it is also linked to a cultural climate that can be defined as "emigrationist euphoria."

    Academic text (1993)

  • The shipowning industry has a significant impact on global trade, facilitating the movement of goods across oceans.

  • Many families in the region have been involved in shipowning for generations, contributing to the local economy.

  • Her father worked in shipowning, helping to manage a fleet that transported cargo worldwide.

Surface Forms

shipowning singular
shipownings plural

Morphology

shipowning = ship + owning (transparent) = ship + own + ing

Built from 'ship' + 'owning' (own + -ing); the business activity of owning ships is directly expressed by the components.

Etymology

The word shipowning is a simple compound of ship and own meaning 'to have'. It names the business or activity of having ships for trade or to carry people, so shipowning means 'the business of owning ships'.