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own

(ōn)

adj.

Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.

That which belongs to one: I wanted a room of my own.

v. owned, own·ing, owns

v.tr.

a. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants.

b. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.

2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge: "I own that I have been sly, thievish, mean, a prevaricator, greedy, derelict, / and I own that I remain so yet" (Walt Whitman).

v.intr.

To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up to the crime. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

Idiom:

on (one's) own

1. By one's own efforts: She got the job on her own.

2. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own.

[Middle English owene, owne, from Old English āgen; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]

own′er n.

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owner

(ˈəʊnə)

a person who owns; legal possessor

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Noun	1.	owner - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" proprietor law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" bookseller - the proprietor of a bookstore businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) lease giver, lessor - someone who grants a lease letter - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire patron - the proprietor of an inn proprietress - a woman proprietor newspaper publisher, publisher - the proprietor of a newspaper renter - an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person restauranter, restaurateur - the proprietor of a restaurant saloon keeper - the proprietor of a saloon timberman - an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering
	2.	owner - a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" possessor individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" homeowner, householder - someone who owns a home part-owner - a person who owns something in common with others saver - someone who saves (especially money) shipowner - someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship

owner

noun possessor, holder, proprietor, freeholder, titleholder, proprietress, proprietrix, landlord or landlady, master or mistress, deed holder The owner of the store was sweeping the floor when I walked in.

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owner

noun

A person who has legal title to property:

holder, master, possessor, proprietor.

Translations

مَالِكٌمالِك، صاحِب

majitelvlastník

ejer

Besitzer Eigentümer

ιδιοκτήτης κάτοχος

dueño propietario señor titular amo

omistaja

propriétaire patron

vlasnik

tulajdonos

eigandi

proprietario titolare possessore

所有者

소유자

eigenaar

eier

właściciel właścicielka

proprietário dono

владелец собственник хозяйка

lastnik

ägare

เจ้าของ

sahip

chủ nhân

业主所有人

owner

[ˈəʊnəʳ]

A. N [of goods] → dueño/a m/f; [of land, property, company] → dueño/a m/f, propietario/a m/f
see also home D

B. CPD owner driver N → conductor(a) m/f propietario/a
owner occupancy N there's a growing level of owner occupancy → hay cada vez más propietarios de la vivienda
owner occupier N → ocupante mf propietario/a

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

owner

[ˈəʊnə^r] n → propriétaire m/fowner-occupied house n → maison f occupée par son propriétaireowner-occupier [ˌəʊnə^rˈɒkjʊpaɪə^r] n (British) → propriétaire m occupant

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

owner

n → Besitzer(in) m(f), → Eigentümer(in) m(f); (of shop, factory, firm etc) → Inhaber(in) m(f); (of dogs, car, slaves) → Halter(in) m(f); who’s the owner of this umbrella? → wem gehört dieser Schirm?; at owner’s risk → auf eigene Gefahr

owner

owner-driver

n Fahrzeughalter, der sein eigenes Auto fährt

owner-editor

n → Redakteur(in) m(f) → im eigenen Hause

ownerless

adj → herrenlos

owner-occupancy

n there’s a growing level of owner → immer mehr Häuser/Wohnungen werden eigengenutzt or befinden sich im Besitz der Bewohner

owner-occupied

adj house → vom Besitzer bewohnt, eigengenutzt

owner-occupier

n → Bewohner(in) m(f) → im eigenen Haus, Eigennutzer(in) m(f) (form)

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owner

[ˈəʊnəʳ] n → proprietario/a

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own

(əun) verb

1. to have as a possession. I own a car.

2. to admit that something is true. I own that I have not been working very hard.

adjective, pronoun

belonging to (the person stated). The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.

ˈowner noun

a person who owns something. Are you the owner of that car?

ˈownership noun

get one's own back

to revenge oneself. He has beaten me this time, but I'll get my own back (on him).

own up (often with to)

to admit that one has done something. He owned up to having broken the window.

owner

→ مَالِكٌ majitel ejer Besitzer ιδιοκτήτης dueño omistaja propriétaire vlasnik proprietario 所有者 소유자 eigenaar eier właściciel proprietário владелец ägare เจ้าของ sahip chủ nhân 业主

Could I speak to the owner, please? → Jeg vil gerne tale med ejeren → Voinko puhua omistajan kanssa? → Kan ik met de eigenaar spreken? → Kan jeg få snakke med eieren? → Kan jag få tala med ägaren, tack → 请把你们的店主叫来

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