ownership

English Thesaurus

1. the act of having and controlling property (noun.act)

hypernym	:	control,
definition	:	the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	actual possession,
definition	:	(law) immediate and direct physical control over property (noun.act)

hyponym	:	constructive possession,
definition	:	(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it (noun.act)

hyponym	:	criminal possession,
definition	:	(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances (noun.act)

hyponym	:	holding, keeping, retention,
definition	:	the act of retaining something (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	relation,
definition	:	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	community,
definition	:	common ownership (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	severalty,
definition	:	exclusive individual ownership (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	property right,
definition	:	the legal right of ownership (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	proprietary, proprietorship,
definition	:	an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	employee ownership,
definition	:	ownership of a business by the people who work for it (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	landholding,
definition	:	ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	stockholding,
definition	:	ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock (noun.possession)

3. the state or fact of being an owner (noun.state)

hypernym	:	state,
definition	:	the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops)

4. the act of having and controlling property (noun.act)

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

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

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)

6. the state or fact of being an owner (noun.state)

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)

7. the act of having and controlling property (noun.act)

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

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

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)

9. the state or fact of being an owner (noun.state)

derivation	:	owner, proprietor,
definition	:	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)

derivation	:	owner, possessor,
definition	:	a person who owns something (noun.person)