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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, description, designation, name, sobriquet, tag, title |
| Notes: | an epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there, while an epithet is a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share, investment |
| Synonyms: | accrual, authority, bonus, claim, commitment, credit, discount, due, earnings, gain, influence, involvement, participation, percentage, piece, points, portion, premium, right, stake, title |
| Main Entry: | mortgage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loan agreement |
| Synonyms: | contract, debt, deed, homeowner's loan, pledge, title |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a title |
| Synonyms: | baptize, call, characterize, christen, classify, cognominate, define, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, give a handle, identify, label, nickname, nomenclature, put tag on, style, tag, term, ticket, title |
| Main Entry: | occupancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence of place |
| Synonyms: | control, deed, habitation, holding, inhabitance, inhabitancy, occupation, ownership, possession, retention, settlement, tenancy, tenure, term, title, use |
| Main Entry: | occupation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | control, possession |
| Synonyms: | habitation, holding, inhabitancy, inhabitation, occupancy, ownership, residence, settlement, tenancy, tenure, title, use |
| Main Entry: | ownership |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession of property |
| Synonyms: | buying, claim, control, cut, deed, dominion, end, hand, having, holding, occupancy, partnership, piece, possessorship, property, proprietary rights, proprietorship, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, takeover, tenancy, tenure, title, use |
| Antonyms: | lease, renting |
| Main Entry: | possession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | control, ownership |
| Synonyms: | custody, dominion, hold, occupancy, occupation, possessorship, proprietary, proprietary rights, proprietorship, retention, tenancy, tenure, title |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | prerogative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | right, privilege |
| Synonyms: | advantage, appanage, authority, birthright, choice, claim, droit, due, exemption, immunity, liberty, perquisite, sanction, title |
| Notes: | a privilege is a right that may be extended to a group or a number of people; a prerogative is a right that, customarily, is vested in a single person |
| Antonyms: | duty, obligation |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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