Synonyms of proprietorship

proprietorship

noun

as in ownership

Related Words

• ownership
• possession
• enjoyment
• hands
• dominion
• control
• power
• mastery
• keeping
• retention
• authority
• procurement
• claiming
• command
• confiscation
• repossession
• commandeering
• collaring

Dissimilar Words

• relinquishment
• dispossession
• surrendering
• nonpossession
• transferal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proprietorship

Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

The New York Times described its methodology for producing the list, which started with selecting the criteria against which stores would be judged, including inventory, curation, proprietorship, customer service, ambience, location and payoff. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025

True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced. — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025

In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024

Why not flail around in defense of my all-American single proprietorship? — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023

The awards — which have been given out to local proprietorships for over three decades — this year were sponsored by HarborOne Bank. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023