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In some senses, ours is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
pron
That or those belonging to us.
You can't take that! It's ours!
Could we ask you to move, please. These seats are ours.
That or those belonging to us.
We should ask for it back. After all, it is ours.
Don't you think that ours looks much nicer than theirs?
That or those belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
French food is better than ours.
That or those belonging to people in general.
As we get older, maintaining an active social life should be a priority of ours.
That or those belonging to everyone being addressed.
Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight? I know I've got my happy face on; have we all got ours on too?