OWNERSHIP

possession, ownership

(noun) the act of having and controlling property

ownership

(noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

ownership

(noun) the state or fact of being an owner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ownership (countable and uncountable, plural ownerships)

The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.

(business) Responsibility for something.

Anagrams

• shipowner

Source: Wiktionary


Own"er*ship, n.

Definition: The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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