ownership

noun

Definition of ownershipnext
as in control
the state or fact of owning something Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.

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Recent Examples of ownership But Kiefer said the recent closures need to be viewed in the context of the company's ownership changes. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 This example comes with provenance to match its racing pedigree, including a letter from Elford confirming his ownership. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026 For decades, the FCC placed limits on broadcast ownership to support competition and diversity. — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Penske Media’s Golden Globes has sued the Golden Globe Foundation, the latest escalation in a legal battle over ownership of the awards show. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ownership
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
  1. control
  2. keeping
  3. proprietorship
  4. possession
  5. power
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  • At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That includes colorblock styling, chunky knobs and physical controls, and simple shapes that make each device memorable and distinctive.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of control
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  • The Baltimore Sun’s Josh Tolentino joins host Matt Weyrich from Atlanta to break down the game, including Tyler Huntley’s heroics, Mark Andrews’ mistakes and Derrick Henry’s record-keeping.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The 150 large sheets of parchment that go inside the book were kept separate from the cover and remain in safe keeping.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping
Noun
  • Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The New York Times described its methodology for producing the list, which started with selecting the criteria against which stores would be judged, including inventory, curation, proprietorship, customer service, ambience, location and payoff.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of proprietorship
Noun
  • The shoes became more than a possession, carrying a connection to the maker long after the customer left the shop.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Paporakis has been charged with one count of making a terrorist threat, a class X felony, and one count of unlawful possession of a rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches, a class 3 felony, police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • Its boosted flat-six engine receives a power bump, and rear-axle steering is now standard, as are larger brakes with six-piston calipers up front.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Europe is now home to some of the most promising companies building clean power, while remaining an expensive place to buy it.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of power

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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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