owners

Those with deeds

Owners is the plural of owner—those who possess or have legal title to something.

Property owners hold real estate; business owners run companies; pet owners keep animals.

The word implies both rights and responsibilities: Homeowners are liable for injuries on their property.

The owners decided to sell.

property

title

Formal honorific or name

belongings · estate · possession · acquisition · tenure · equity · real estate · portfolio · inheritance · bequest

business

proprietor

Business holder

shareholder · stakeholder · investor · partner · landlord · shopkeeper · restaurateur · hotelier · innkeeper · licensee

control

authority

Power to enforce obedience

power · control · rule · lordship · master · dominance · supremacy · autonomy · self-determination · controlling interest

responsibility

stewardship

Responsible care of entrusted things

trustee · fiduciary · conservation · sustainability · maintenance · upkeep · preservation · accountability · duty of care

leadership

management

Organizing and directing resources

decision-making · executive · CEO · principal · boss · head · chief · captain · helm · visionary

Categories
Opposites
property possession

ownersrenters

Those who lease property

tenants · lessees · lodgers · boarders · squatters

employment/labor relationship

ownersemployees

Paid staff members

workers · laborers · staff · wage earners · hired hands

sports franchise context

ownersplayers

Game participants

athletes · talent · roster · draft picks

Phrases
Family

owner, owned, ownership, homeowner, landowner, disowned, property owner, co-ownership, co-owner

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G