proprietorship
Translation
ownership, proprietorship
Examples
The business is a sole proprietorship.
The business is a sole proprietorship.
He claimed proprietorship of the invention.
He claimed proprietorship of the invention.
Grammar Patterns
a sole ((proprietorship)) a business owned by one person He runs his company as a sole proprietorship.
((proprietorship)) of sth. the state of owning sth. The documents prove his proprietorship of the land.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ownership, possession; (business type) sole trader
Etymology
From 'proprietor' + '-ship' (a suffix indicating state or condition). The state of being a proprietor.
Memory Tips
The '-ship' suffix often means 'the state of being', like in 'friendship'. So, 'proprietorship' is the state of being a proprietor.