ownership
Syllables: own·er·shipUK/ˈəʊnəʃɪp//ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/
ownership noun: the state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
Noun
ownership (countable and uncountable, plural ownerships)
- 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...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
- Responsibility for or control over something.
- The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.
ownership meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ownership in Hindi
- legal status
- मल्कियत malkiyat, स्वामित्व svāmitva
ownership in Tamil
- உடைமை, உரிமை, உரிமையாளர், சொந்தக்காரர், சொந்தம்
ownership in Marathi
- ownership, mastership
- मालकी mālakī
ownership in Urdu
- ownership; property
- ملکیت milikiyyat
More languagesFewer languages
- ownership in Bengali
- মালিকানা malikana
- ownership in Telugu
- స్వామ్యం svāmyaṁ
- ownership in Malayalam
- ഉടമസ്ഥത uṭamasthata
- ownership in Kannada
- ಅಧಿಕಾರ adhikāra
- ownership in Punjabi
- ਮਾਲਕੀ mālkī
- ownership in Gujarati
- માલિકી, માલિકીની
- ownership in Odia
- ମାଲିକାନା, ମାଲିକାନାବିଶେଷ
- ownership in Assamese
- মালিকানা malikana, আধিপত্য adhipoitto
- ownership in Nepali
- स्वामित्व
- ownership in Tagalog
- pagmamay-ari
- ownership in Arabic
- مُلْكِيَّة mulkiyya
- ownership in Malay
- pemilikan
- ownership in Indonesian
- kepemilikan, pemilikan
Examples of ownership in a sentence
- He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
- The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.
- The numerous absentee ownerships made it difficult for the owners to make common cause.
Synonyms of ownership
Antonyms
Forms of ownership
| plural | ownerships |
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Origin of ownership
From owner + -ship.
Words formed from ownership
Questions about ownership
- What does ownership mean?
- Ownership means the state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
- What is ownership in Hindi?
- Ownership in Hindi is मल्कियत (malkiyat), स्वामित्व (svāmitva). See Ownership meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ownership?
- Ownership is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ownership?
- Ownership is pronounced /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ (US).
- What is the plural of ownership?
- The plural of ownership is ownerships.
Words near ownership in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ownership (page history and authors); ownership (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); मालकी (Marathi) (page history and authors); ملکیت (Urdu) (page history and authors); ಅಧಿಕಾರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਮਾਲਕੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ownership (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ownership (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); আধিপত্য (Assamese) (page history and authors); ownership (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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