ownership

/ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + OWNERSHIP

change, transfer

When the company was sold, ownership transferred to a large corporation based in Germany.

pass into

The family business passed into new ownership when the founder retired last year.

acquire, seize, take (over) | retain

OWNERSHIP + VERB

pass

When the company was sold, ownership passed to a new investor from abroad.

PREP

under (the) ~

The restaurant has been under different ownership three times in the last five years.

PHRASES

a change in ownership

Definitions

noun

The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.

Other evidence of former ownerships such as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly. […] It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership.

In the summer, DCC [Devon County Council] transferred ownership of the northern part of the station to NR for a nominal £1, enabling it (and the platform) to become part of the rail network.

Responsibility for or control over something.

The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of having and controlling property

possession

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

In the summer, DCC [Devon County Council] transferred ownership of the northern part of the station to NR for a nominal £1, enabling it (and the platform) to become part of the rail network.

Wiktionary

The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.

Wiktionary

Management of a company is different from ownership of a company.

Tatoeba · #22360

Our ownership in the company is 60%.

Tatoeba · #23349

He renounced the ownership of the land.

Tatoeba · #291187

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