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- [oh-ner-ship]
- /ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp/
- /ˈəʊ.nə.ʃɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ner-ship]
- /ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp/
Definitions of ownership word
- noun ownership the state or fact of being an owner. 2
- noun ownership legal right of possession; proprietorship. 2
- noun ownership being owner 2
- noun ownership of project 2
- uncountable noun ownership Ownership of something is the state of owning it. 1
- noun ownership the state or fact of being an owner 1
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Origin of ownership
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; owner + -ship
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ownership
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ownership popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ownership usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ownership
noun ownership
- consociation — the act of uniting in association.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
- copyright — If someone has copyright on a piece of writing or music, it is illegal to reproduce or perform it without their permission.
- freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
Antonyms for ownership
noun ownership
- ancilla — a female servant or slave
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- clientele — The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
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