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 [ˈəʊnəʃɪp]

n

1. the state or fact of being an owner

2. (Law) legal right of possession; proprietorship

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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 the growth of home ownership in Britain

Translations

ownership [ˈəʊnəʃɪp] N → propiedad f
they abolished private ownership of the means of production → abolieron la propiedad privada de los medios de producción
the ownership of the land is in dispute → está en disputa la propiedad de la tierra
"under new ownership" → nuevo propietario, nuevo dueño
under his ownership the business flourished → el negocio prosperó mientras fue de su propiedad

ownership [ˈəʊnə^rʃɪp] n

[land, property] → propriété f
proof of ownership → preuve de propriété
it's under new ownership [shop, restaurant] → il y a eu un changement de propriétaire

to take ownership of sth (= assume responsibility) → s'approprier qch
own goal n

(FOOTBALL) → but m contre son camp
Southampton took the lead through a Richard Shaw own goal after only 30 seconds → Southampton a pris l'avantage au score par un but de Richard Shaw contre son camp, après seulement trente secondes de jeu.
They lost by an own goal → Ils ont perdu à cause d'un but contre leur camp
to score an own goal [footballer] → marquer contre son camp
he scored an own goal → il a marqué contre son camp

(= counterproductive action) → coup m de fusil dans le pied
a clear public relations own goal → un vrai coup de fusil dans le pied en termes de relations publiques
to score an own goal (= damage one's own interests) → se tirer dans le pied
own-label [ˌəʊnˈleɪb^əl] adj
their own-label peas → leur propre marque de petits pois

ownership

n → Besitz m; to establish the ownership of something → den Besitzer einer Sache (gen) → feststellen; there are doubts as to the ownership of the property → es ist nicht klar, wer der Eigentümer dieses Grundstücks ist; under his ownership the business flourished → das Geschäft blühte in der Zeit, als es sich in seinem Besitz befand; under new ownership → unter neuer Leitung; since we’ve been under new ownership → seit der Eigentümer gewechselt hat; this certifies your ownership of … → das weist Sie als Eigentümer von … aus

ownership [ˈəʊnəʃɪp] n → proprietà
it's under new ownership → ha un nuovo proprietario
under his ownership the business flourished → nelle sue mani la ditta prosperava