owned

Thân thiện

State-owned railways provide essential public transportation.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having an owner; being the property of a person or entity: The word "owned" describes something that belongs to someone, indicating possession or proprietorship.
   • Often used in combination to specify the type of owner: It is frequently combined with another word (e.g., state-owned, family-owned) to describe who or what the owner is.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company sold all its owned properties. (The company sold all properties that it possessed.)
  • That is a privately owned business. (That business belongs to a private individual or group.)
  • The land is owned by the city. (The city has legal possession of the land.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be owned": To be in a state of possession by someone. This is the standard adjectival use.
  • All the equipment is owned by the university.
• "wholly/partially owned": Used to specify the extent of ownership.
  • It is a wholly owned subsidiary of a larger corporation.

Variants and Related Words

• Owner (n): A person or entity that owns something.
  • The owner of the store was very friendly.
• Ownership (n): The state or right of possessing something.
  • The document proves ownership of the vehicle.
• Own (v): To have or possess something.
  • They own a house near the beach.

Synonyms

• Possessed: Had as property; owned.
• Held: Kept in one's possession.

Related Phrases and Usage Notes

• State-owned: Owned by the government or state.
  • State-owned enterprises play a major role in the economy.
• Privately owned: Owned by individuals or a private company, not the government.
  • It's one of the largest privately owned companies in the country.
• Publicly owned: Owned by shareholders through the trading of stock, or owned by a government for public use.
  • The utility is a publicly owned company.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having an owner; often used in combination
   • state-owned railways