proprietorship

noun
UK: /prəˈpraɪə.tə.ʃɪp/
US: /prəˈpraɪə.tər.ʃɪp/

  1. A business owned by one person.

    1. The small shop is a proprietorship.
    2. She runs the proprietorship with her own capital.

  2. The state or right of owning something.

    1. He has proprietorship of the store.
    2. The documents prove his proprietorship over the land.

Synonyms

ownership title right claim

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "proprietorship" in English means: A business owned by one person., The state or right of owning something..

The phonetic transcription of "proprietorship" is /prəˈpraɪə.tə.ʃɪp/ in British English and /prəˈpraɪə.tər.ʃɪp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "proprietorship": ownership, title, right, claim.

Example usage of "proprietorship": "The small shop is a proprietorship.". More examples on the page.