ownership

noun

Definition of ownershipnext
as in control
the state or fact of owning something Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.

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Recent Examples of ownership For Métis filmmaker Amanda Strong, animation offers another kind of creative freedom – a way to tell Indigenous stories while retaining ownership over how those stories are made and who gets to tell them. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Under its new ownership, Burberry expanded internationally and diversified beyond its traditional rainwear. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 Sycamore Partners and Pessina will retain ownership of The Boots Group’s other interests in Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare Deutschland. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The firm is now writing checks in AI companies without its typical ownership target, allocating between 10% and 20% of its $29 million fund. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ownership
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
  1. control
  2. keeping
  3. proprietorship
  4. possession
  5. power
Noun
  • Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of control
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  • The 150 large sheets of parchment that go inside the book were kept separate from the cover and remain in safe keeping.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • So, while her engagement ring may be put away for safe keeping, this royal definitely continues to have a flair for chic bands.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping
Noun
  • Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The New York Times described its methodology for producing the list, which started with selecting the criteria against which stores would be judged, including inventory, curation, proprietorship, customer service, ambience, location and payoff.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of proprietorship
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  • The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On August 1, 2025, the day after the lease lapsed, Cathy and Salvatore sued for possession of their home in Manhattan housing court.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • State agencies, including the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, have helped local officials with damage assessments and power restoration, among other tasks.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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