| 词组 | ownership |
| 释义 | ownership /ˈəʊnəʃɪp $ ˈoʊnər-/ noun if you have ownership of something, it officially belongs to youadjectives/nouns + ownershipshared/joint ownership The brothers have joint ownership of the farm.sole ownership (=not shared with anyone else) The company will take over sole ownership of Inerox.full ownership (=complete ownership) News Corp took full ownership of the TV station in March.private ownership (=not owned by the government) The mine was returned to private ownership in 2010.public/state ownership (=owned by the government) He opposed state ownership of major industries.foreign ownership Workers at the factory worry that foreign ownership may put their jobs at risk.legal ownership The family claimed legal ownership of the house.outright ownership (=complete ownership, so that you have all the legal rights to something) In some countries, the law bans foreigners from outright ownership of residential property.home ownership (=when people own the place where they live, rather than rent it) In the last 50 years, home ownership has increased.land ownership The Native Americans had no concept of land ownership.gun ownership Gun ownership is much higher in the US than in Britain.share ownership (=of shares in a company) The tax breaks were designed to encourage share ownership.verbshave ownership of sth My wife and I have joint ownership of the house.take ownership of sth also assume ownership of sth formal (=start to own something) Legal documents show that he took ownership of the land in 1995.retain ownership (of sth) (=continue to own something) Hawkins retained ownership until 2006.claim ownership (of sth) (=say that you own something) Several different groups claim ownership of the land.transfer ownership (=legally give something you own to someone else) In 2008, he transferred the ownership of his boat to his son.ownership passes to sb Ownership will pass to you when the contract is signed.prepositionsownership of sth There was a dispute over who had ownership of the property.in state/private etc ownership The percentage of homes in private ownership has increased to 67%.under sb’s ownership (=used when saying that something is owned by a particular person, company etc) Nowadays the factory operates under the ownership of British Aerospace.phrasesa change of ownership The hotel improved following a change of ownership.transfer of ownership Transfer of ownership must be legally recorded.proof of ownership (=something that proves you own something) You’ll need a share certificate as proof of ownership.be under new ownership Now under new ownership, the club offers even better facilities. |
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