- 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
- …
- change
- transfer
- pass into
- …
- pass
- under (the) ownership
- a change in ownership
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