owning

ADJECTIVE

occupying

Synonyms

STRONG

commanding controlling covering holding maintaining obtaining permeating pervading placed possessing posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting

WEAK

assigned to living in settled on taking up

Antonyms

WEAK

gone leaving removing

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

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The point is that owning a $500,000 investment ski lodge is a lot of work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He was one of the first entertainers to recognize that there was more money to be made in owning your content, rather than just performing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

As the cryptocurrency market matures, many investors want exposure to the upside without owning digital coins directly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But just remember, tolerating a little heat is always part of owning stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of owning a manor house and servants, Daddy lived in a trailer park on the outskirts of a town that was itself the outskirts of town.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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