ownership
Having legal title
Ownership is the state of possessing something—having legal or rightful claim to property, assets, or rights: home ownership, The company changed ownership.
Beyond the legal sense, ownership means taking responsibility: She took ownership of the mistake.
The word implies not just possession but accountability and control over what one owns.
Assumed right to benefits
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
usufruct · intellectual property · copyright · patent · trademark · licensing · royalties · proprietary
Formal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- estateProperty and grounds
- tenureProtected employment status
freehold · leasehold · mortgage · conveyance · transfer · registration · encumbrance · lien
Things you possess
- assetsOwned items of value
- holdingsProperty one owns
- goodsThings for sale
- chattelMovable personal property
personal property · real estate · inheritance · heirloom · portfolio · acquisition · valuables · collectibles
Responsible care of entrusted things
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- careAttentive regard for others
trusteeship · management · oversight · protection · preservation · maintenance · upkeep · husbandry
Who someone is
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
stake · buy-in · engagement · participation · personal connection · involvement · dedication · loyalty
Power to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
administration · direction · handling · steering · autonomy · dominion · sovereignty · mastery
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
privilege · usufruct · intellectual property · copyright · patent · trademark · licensing · royalties · proprietary · exclusive rights
title
Formal honorific or name
tenure · freehold · leasehold · mortgage · conveyance · transfer · registration · encumbrance · lien · easement
belongings
Things you possess
chattel · personal property · real estate · inheritance · heirloom · portfolio · acquisition · valuables · collectibles · inventory
stewardship
Responsible care of entrusted things
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- guardianshipLegal care of another
care · trusteeship · management · oversight · protection · preservation · maintenance · upkeep · husbandry · tending
identity
Who someone is
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- attachmentConnection or fondness
commitment · stake · buy-in · engagement · participation · personal connection · involvement · dedication · loyalty · vested interest
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
supervision · administration · direction · handling · steering · autonomy · dominion · sovereignty · mastery · grip
- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- possession conceptsproperty, belonging, having, holding, title
- propertyproperty, land, house, home, lot
- work valueswork ethic, integrity, honesty, reliability, job satisfaction
ownershipdisavowal
Rejection of connection
abdication · blame-shifting · evasion · irresponsibility · buck-passing
ownershipcommon ownership
Shared control of assets
collective ownership · public ownership · state ownership · communal property · communism
- home ownershipHolding title to residence
- beneficial ownershipWho truly holds assets
- gun ownershipHolding personal weapons legally
- private ownershipIndividual control of assets
- pet ownershipHaving a domestic animal
- estate ownershipHolding title to property