noun

ownership

OH-nuh-shihp

noun

The legal right of possessing something.

"The deed proves ownership of the land."

Personal responsibility for a task, decision, or outcome.

"He took ownership of the mistake and fixed it himself."

How to Use Ownership

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLegal possession of something, or personal responsibility for it.

Common pairings

take ownership sense of ownership transfer of ownership

ownerships plural

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The deed proves _____ of the land.

From owner + -ship.

owndom possession proprietorship propriety

nonownership nonpossession

absence characteristic property possession propriety mischief

membership leadership dealership mothership partnership

owndom possession proprietorship propriety nonownership nonpossession absence characteristic property mischief