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\ ˈyu̇rz 
, ˈyȯrz \
, ˈyȯrz \Definition of yours
: that which belongs to you
—used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective yourthis book is yours —often used especially with an adverbial modifier in the complimentary close of a letterYours trulySincerely yours
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yours
pronounEnglish Language Learners Definition of yours
: that which belongs to you : your one : your ones
—used at the end of an informal letter
old-fashioned : your letter
yours
pronoun\ ˈyu̇rz , ˈyȯrz \
, ˈyȯrz \Kids Definition of yours
: that which belongs to you
The bike is yours. Yours is the empty glass.
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The first known use of yours was in 1526
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