Associations to the word «Ownership»

Wiktionary

OWNERSHIP, noun. The state of having complete legal control of the status of something.
OWNERSHIP EQUITY, noun. (accounting) The remaining interest in all assets after all liabilities are paid.

Dictionary definition

OWNERSHIP, noun. The relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others.
OWNERSHIP, noun. The act of having and controlling property.
OWNERSHIP, noun. The state or fact of being an owner.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke