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ownership 

The act of owning someone.
Mike's ownership of Nahum was evident in Fight Night II.
ownership by eljefedejefes October 23, 2018

Ownership 

Ohohohoho.... Wait... Don't tell me I have OWNERSHIP of likenesses... That would be hilarious!
Hym "Ownership!? No... Wait! Yes, actually. Pleasepleaseplease tell me I own Jennifer Lawrence! Pleaseplease God, let me own Jennifer Lawrence! 🙏😖 I would literally spare God's life to own Jennifer Lawrence! Ooooh man, I want that more than anything!"
Ownership by Hym Iam August 20, 2023

Ownership 

To have an exclusive or superordinate claim to an object.
Hym " 'To be an axiom it needs to be obvious' Says Andrew. According to who? Whether or not something is obvious to you (subjectively) has nothing to with whether or not it's true. Slavery is the compelled or coerced labor of another and doesn't actually constitute 'ownership' in the libertarian sense."
Ownership by Hym Iam June 17, 2024
the act, state, or right of possessing something.
Pelham has COMPLETE ownership of Helena
ownership by eerfyddid January 26, 2026

Ownership f**k 

Given by a girlfriend to a new partner early on in a relationship to establish who's the boss, and who gets to be 'on top'. In male partners it can result in 'bruised dick'.
'How are things going with the girl you met at the gym last weekend?'
'Whew, I've already been subjected to the ownership f**k!'
'You must have one bruised dick, bro.'

culture of ownership 

The general feel in todays society that everything is somehow copyrighted or property of someone else to the point where it hinders creativity and makes it much more difficult to innovate. It is also the belief that just because you created/thought of something that you should have complete and total control over every aspect of that thing, object or idea.
Apple not allowing iPhone unlocking - this is a culture of ownership.
culture of ownership by Matt297 November 5, 2007
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