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# ownership

«ownership» in Mova's school dictionary: **the fact of owning something — having it as yours by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (ownership — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Ownership is the fact of owning something — having it as yours by right, like a house, a dog, or a bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#m1)

2) Taking ownership of a task means accepting it as your own responsibility and doing it well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life ownership of a house comes after a mortgage is paid; documents prove ownership of a car. In law and custody talk, ownership of things is split after a divorce. In school, teachers praise pupils who "take ownership" of their learning. In stories, arguments over ownership start many quarrels. Phrases: home ownership, proof of ownership, change of ownership, take ownership of.

### examples

- The papers showed the farmer's ownership of the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x1)
- The shop is under new ownership. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x2)
- Home ownership is a dream for many families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x3)
- Our class took ownership of the vegetable garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x4)
- The two boys argued about the ownership of the football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x5)
- Dog ownership means walking it every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Verb own; person owner. "-ship" makes a noun of state (friendship, membership). Owning something brings responsibilities, especially for pets.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ownership» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ownership/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.