PROPRIETORSHIP Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

proprietorship

noun

Definition of proprietorship

as in ownership

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Recent Examples of proprietorship Why not flail around in defense of my all-American single proprietorship? — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 The awards — which have been given out to local proprietorships for over three decades — this year were sponsored by HarborOne Bank. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023 In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024 True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced. — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025 Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026 The New York Times described its methodology for producing the list, which started with selecting the criteria against which stores would be judged, including inventory, curation, proprietorship, customer service, ambience, location and payoff. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025

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ownership

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Car ownership rates are lower among poor citizens, and many neighborhoods suffer from a lack of infrastructure and planning for safe road designs.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
That creates new engineering challenges for routine maintenance and ownership.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

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