ownership

own·er·ship  (nr-shp)

n.

1. The state or fact of being an owner.

2. Legal right to the possession of a thing.

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ownership

1. the state or quality of being an owner.
2. the state of owning.
3. right of possession or proprietorship.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ownership - the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together community - common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions" severalty - exclusive individual ownership property right - the legal right of ownership proprietary, proprietorship - an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits employee ownership - ownership of a business by the people who work for it landholding - ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land stockholding - ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock; "prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding"- W.Z.Ripley
	2.	ownership - the act of having and controlling property possession control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" actual possession - (law) immediate and direct physical control over property constructive possession - (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it criminal possession - (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances holding, retention, keeping - the act of retaining something
	3.	ownership - the state or fact of being an owner state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

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ownership

noun possession, occupation, tenure, dominion, occupancy, proprietorship, proprietary rights, right of possession

Translations

ownership [ˈəunəʃɪp] n → posesión f;

it's under new ownership → está bajo nueva dirección

ownership [ˈəunəʃɪp] own n → possession f;

it's under new ownership [shop etc] → il y a eu un changement de propriétaire

ownership [ˈəunəʃɪp] own n → Besitz m;

under new ownership own (shop etc) → unter neuer Leitung

ownership [ˈəunəʃɪp] n → possesso;

it's under new ownership → ha un nuovo proprietario