individual ownership
One person's property
Individual ownership is the holding of property or assets by a single person rather than jointly with others or collectively by a group.
The term appears in legal and business contexts to distinguish from partnerships, corporations, or communal arrangements: The land remained under individual ownership for three generations.
In political discourse, individual ownership often contrasts with state or public ownership.
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- property titleProof of land ownership
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
- personal belongingsOne's own items
title deed · deed of trust · real estate · autonomy · moral agency · wealth accumulation · nest egg · intellectual property · sole proprietorship · self-determination · liberty · private property · economic independence · chattel · asset management · freehold · personal responsibility · private enterprise
- property rightsproperty rights, private property, real property, title, deed
- condoscondo, condominium, co-op, unit, condo association
individual ownershipcollective ownership
Joint holding by many
shared ownership · communal ownership · joint ownership · co-ownership · common ownership
individual ownershipstate ownership
Government possession of assets
public ownership · government ownership · communism · nationalization · socialization
individual, ownership, individuality, individually, individualism, individualist, individualistic, individualize, individualized