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Common collocations with ownership in American Collocation

ownership noun uncountable

US /ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp/

legal or complete

freehold
legal
outright
rightful

During the building contract period, legal ownership of the building site transfers to our Contractor.

public/private

private
public

It was proposed that the company should be converted to public ownership.

only or shared

joint
shared
sole

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belonging to everyone

collective
common
communal

Work, production and ownership were all communal.

claim or prove ownership

assert
assign
claim
confirm
prove

To obtain the permit you must produce prove ownership with your vehicle logbook.

take or keep ownership

acquire
assume
establish
retain
take

There are areas in which foreign citizens may not acquire ownership of real property.

give up ownership

relinquish
transfer

I relinquish all ownership!

dispute ownership

dispute

Where ownership is disputed, ask for written evidence to prove ownership.