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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /
NOUN
possession of property
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control holding partnership property purchase takeover
STRONG
buying claim cut deed dominion end hand occupancy piece proprietorship purchasing residence slice tenancy tenure title
WEAK
having possessorship proprietary rights
Antonyms
STRONG
lease renting

Example Sentences

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Before that he oversaw the sports and media portfolio of RedBird Capital Partners, the private-equity firm that has an ownership stake in Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By comparison, $125 million was “a bargain for the county,” said Govan, “Because they had the liability of ownership of those buildings and the deferred maintenance was extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Exxon has an ownership interest in two LNG trains in Qatar that accounted for 3% of last year’s upstream production.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Index ownership has grown very, very substantially. Universal would be the only music company in the S&P 500,” Ackman, who sat on UMG’s board until May 2025, said on Tuesday in a presentation to investors.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In front of them he always claimed absolute ownership of Marlene.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo