English noun: ownership |
1. | ownership (possession) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others |
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| Broader (hypernym) | relation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | community, employee ownership, landholding, property right, proprietary, proprietorship, severalty, stockholding |
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2. | ownership (act) the act of having and controlling property |
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| Synonyms | possession |
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| Broader (hypernym) | control |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | actual possession, constructive possession, criminal possession, holding, keeping, retention |
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3. | ownership (state) the state or fact of being an owner |
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| Broader (hypernym) | state |
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