ownership

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Fromowner+‎-ship.

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ownership(countableanduncountable,pluralownerships)

  1. The state of having completelegalcontrolof something;possession;proprietorship.
    • 1952February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, inRailway Magazine,page77:
      Other evidence of formerownershipssuch as notice-boards, number plates, and makers' plates, are often discovered unexpectedly.[]It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the formerownership.
    • 2021November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, inRAIL,number944,page43:
      In the summer, DCC [Devon County Council] transferredownershipof the northern part of the station to NR for a nominal £1, enabling it (and the platform) to become part of the rail network.
  2. (business)Responsibilityfor something.
    The successful candidate will takeownershipof all internal design projects.

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