ownership

Plural: ownerships

Noun

• the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
• the act of having and controlling property
• the state or fact of being an owner
• The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
• Responsibility for or control over something.

Examples

• The successful candidate will take ownership of all internal design projects.

Synonyms

possession, owndom, ownership, proprietorship

Antonyms

nonownership, nonpossession