Antonyms for ownership

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oh-ner-ship

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp

Definition of ownership

Origin : 1580s, from owner + -ship. Ownership society (2003) was popularized by U.S. president George W. Bush.

noun possession of property

Example sentences :

To effect a change of ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

But Alice was no claim-jumper—so long as the notice of ownership was plainly posted.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Still, I guess the ownership of the canoe doesn't amount to much now.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

I don't intend him to know anything at all about my ownership now.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

The sense of ownership has been the seed-plot of our moral code.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

I could not see what business of his my ownership of that land might be.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

We have the feeling of ownership for this day of all the world's beauty.
Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke

She belonged to him, and the thrill of ownership was strong and exciting.
Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell

He had owned her and then destroyed her when his ownership was in dispute.
Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell

Perhaps it was the claim of ownership he had made, which had repelled her so strongly.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

Synonyms for ownership

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