ownership
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ usthe state or fact of owning something:
under sb's ownership The business has been under the same ownership for 44 years.
home/property ownership The spiralling cost of housing has pushed home ownership beyond the reach of many people.
share/stock ownership The organization promotes wider share ownership.
take/acquire/retain ownership of sth Earlier this year the group took 51% ownership of the financial services unit.
State-owned railways were taken into private ownership.
the fact of taking responsibility for an idea or problem:
We need someone to take ownership of the issue.
See also
absolute ownership
beneficial ownership
common ownership
cross-media ownership
cross-ownership
employee ownership
foreign ownership
fractional ownership
full ownership
joint ownership
majority ownership
minority ownership
partial ownership
part ownership
public ownership