Antonyms for ownership


Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-ner-ship
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp


Definition of ownership

Origin :
  • 1580s, from owner + -ship. Ownership society (2003) was popularized by U.S. president George W. Bush.
  • noun possession of property
Example sentences :
  • To effect a change of ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • But Alice was no claim-jumper—so long as the notice of ownership was plainly posted.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • Still, I guess the ownership of the canoe doesn't amount to much now.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • I don't intend him to know anything at all about my ownership now.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • The sense of ownership has been the seed-plot of our moral code.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • I could not see what business of his my ownership of that land might be.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • We have the feeling of ownership for this day of all the world's beauty.
  • Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
  • She belonged to him, and the thrill of ownership was strong and exciting.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • He had owned her and then destroyed her when his ownership was in dispute.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • Perhaps it was the claim of ownership he had made, which had repelled her so strongly.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

Synonyms for ownership

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