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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /
NOUN
possession of property
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control holding partnership property purchase takeover
STRONG
buying claim cut deed dominion end hand occupancy piece proprietorship purchasing residence slice tenancy tenure title
WEAK
having possessorship proprietary rights
Antonyms
STRONG
lease renting

Example Sentences

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American car shoppers had cooled on electric vehicles last year after tax credits encouraging their ownership expired in September, and EV sales by big auto makers like Ford Motor and GM fell.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Before that he oversaw the sports and media portfolio of RedBird Capital Partners, the private-equity firm that has an ownership stake in Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Exxon has an ownership interest in two LNG trains in Qatar that accounted for 3% of last year’s upstream production.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

As they are today, customers were apprehensive about new ownership, but Thayer spanned the gap and put them at ease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Major Puff would not hesitate to claim ownership if he really wanted the almost perfect burrow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el