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Definition of ownership noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ownership

noun
 
/ˈəʊnəʃɪp/
 
/ˈəʊnərʃɪp/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of owning something
    • a growth in home ownership
    • Ownership of the land is currently being disputed.
    • to be in joint/private/public ownership
    • The restaurant is under new ownership.
    Extra Examples
    • The business has changed ownership several times.
    • The estate passed into public ownership.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • sole
    • collective
    verb + ownership
    • change
    • transfer
    • pass into
    ownership + verb
    • pass
    preposition
    • under (the) ownership
    phrases
    • a change in ownership
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See ownership in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ownership in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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