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1Public ownership — (also called government ownership, state ownership or state property) refers to government ownership of any asset, industry, or corporation at any level, national, regional or local (municipal); or, it may refer to common (full community) non… …
2public ownership — n [U] businesses, property etc in public ownership are owned by the government ▪ The Opposition intends to bring the industry back into public ownership …
3public ownership — noun Ownership by the state, eg of nationalized industry • • • Main Entry: ↑public * * * public ownership UK US noun [uncountable] legal possession of businesses and industries by the government of a country Thesaurus: government programmes and… …
4public ownership — noun uncount 1. ) legal possession of businesses, land, and industries by the government of a country or area 2. ) AMERICAN the money that people in general have invested in a corporation …
5public ownership — The portion of a company s stock that is held by the public. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * public ownership public ownership ➔ ownership * * * public ownership UK US noun [U] (also government ownership, state ownership) GOVERNMENT,… …
6public ownership — control and management by politicians and bureaucrats The use of the phrase is normally confined to commercial businesses, utilities, etc. No member of the public should be so rash as to try to assert ownership rights over them: Various …
7public ownership — noun (U) businesses, property etc in public ownership are owned by the state: The steel and coal industries were taken into public ownership …
8public ownership — /pʌblɪk ˈoʊnəʃɪp/ (say publik ohnuhship) noun 1. ownership by a community as a whole. 2. the socialist objective of ownership by the state. 3. government takeover of some commercial enterprise. 4. the possession by the public of shares in a… …
9public ownership — noun ownership of an industry by the people or the state; nationalisation Syn: state ownership …
10public ownership — owned by the public, under the control of one of the government offices …
