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1) of land (especially farmland) or land ownership (agrarian)

2) to transfer (a nationalized industry etc) to private ownership again (denationalize)

3) (the holding of) land in absolute ownership (freehold)

4) of possession or ownership (possessive)

5) (the belief in) a political and social system in which everyone has the same rights and opportunities, with State ownership or control of the major means of wealth and production (socialism)

6) to change ownership of (something) after bargaining (swop)

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copyright

(to protect a work, author, with) the sole legal right to print, publish, sell, broadcast, perform, film or record the work or any part of it

something held, owned exclusively

freehold

(the holding of) land in absolute ownership

possessions, real estate

hold

the act, manner, power of holding; the part of a ship below the deck where cargo is stored

grasp, possession

monopoly

(a private business, State company etc with) the exclusive right to control the supply of a particular kind of goods or services

something held, owned exclusively

monopolies

something held, owned exclusively

something held, owned exclusively

occupancy

an act, fact, period, of occupying a house, land etc

residence of place

partnership

the state of being a partner

alliance; participation

property

things owned; possessions; an area of land (and buildings); a special quality that belongs to something

possessions, real estate

tenancy

the use of a building, land etc as a tenant; the length of time during which a tenant can use a building etc

tenure

tenure

(the period, right etc of) holding (e.g. political office) or using (land)

time in position of responsibility

OWNERSHIP as in Wiktionary
OWNERSHIP as in Wikipedia